pebble
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- IPA /ˈpɛb.əl/
Noun
pebble noun
- A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
- A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
- Transparent and colourless rock crystal.“Brazilian pebble”
Verb
pebble verb
- To pave with pebbles.
- To deposit water droplets on the ice.“to pebble the ice between games”
- To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.
- To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules; see pebble game.
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cube powderprismatic powdercobblestonegravelrockwaterwornballrocketrubblenuggetanthraxnonsensepierrechafescobblestoneshinglegrit
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