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1. (n.) pebble
a small, rounded stone, esp. one worn by the action of water.
2. pebble
Also called pebble leather. leather that has been given a granulated surface.
3. pebble
any granulated or crinkled surface, as of a textile.
4. pebble
a transparent colorless rock crystal used for the lenses of eyeglasses.
5. pebble
a lens made from this.
6. (v.t.) pebble
to prepare (leather) so as to have a granulated surface.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME pibbil, puble, pobble; cf. OE pæbbel (in place names), papel-, popel- (in compounds))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pebble
a small smooth rounded rock
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1. (noun) pebble
a small smooth stone
pebbles at the edge of the lake
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1. (noun) Pebble
a small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone
2. (noun) Pebble
transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian pebble; -- so called by opticians
3. (verb) Pebble
to grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded prominences
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Sense: a small, usually smooth stone
small pebbles on the beach.
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 Afrikaans: klippie |
 Arabic: حَصاة، حَصى |
 Bulgarian: камъче |
 Brazilian: seixo |
 Czech: oblázek |
 German: der Kiesel |
 Danish: rullesten |
 Greek: βότσαλο |
 Spanish: guija, guijarro, china |
 Estonian: kruusakivi |
 Farsi: سنگ ریزه |
 Finnish: kivi |
 French: caillou, galet |
 Hebrew: חַלוּק אֶבֶן |
 Hindi: कंकड़, बटिया |
 Croatian: obaošljunak, oblutak |
 Hungarian: kavics |
 Indonesian: batu kecil |
 Icelandic: steinvala, smásteinn |
 Italian: ciottolo, sassolino |
 Japanese: 小石 |
 Korean: 조약돌 |
 Lithuanian: akmenėlis, žvirgždas |
 Latvian: olis |
 Malay: batu kerakal |
 Dutch: kiezelsteen |
 Norwegian: småstein |
 Polish: kamyk |
 Persian: سنگ ریزه |
 Pashto: شګه، ښكى، كوچنى ګردۍ ډبرې |
 Portuguese: seixo |
 Romanian: pietricică |
 Russian: голыш, галька |
 Slovak: tľapka, ploský kameň |
 Slovenian: prodnik |
 Serbian: šljunak |
 Swedish: småsten |
 Thai: กรวด |
 Turkish: çakıl taşı |
 Taiwanese: 小圓石 |
 Ukrainian: галька; голяк |
 Urdu: کنکري، سنگريزہ |
 Vietnamese: đá cuội/ sỏi |
 Chinese: 小鹅卵石 |
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