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pebble

UK
/ˈpɛb.əl/
US
/ˈpɛb.əl/

Translations

pebblenoun
pebbles
pl
UK
/ˈpɛb.əl/
US
/ˈpɛb.əl/
The beach was covered in smooth pebbles.
Пляж был покрыт гладкой галькой.
He picked up a small pebble and threw it into the lake.
Он поднял маленький камешек и бросил его в озеро.
Synonyms
rock
stone
boulder
cobble
gravel
pebbleverb
pebbled
Past Simple
pebbled
Past Participle
pebbling
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɛb.əl/
US
/ˈpɛb.əl/
They decided to pebble the garden path to make it more attractive.
Они решили замостить садовую дорожку, чтобы сделать её более привлекательной.
Additional translations
каменить
Synonyms
stone
cover
scatter
strew
pellet
pepper
bombard
pelt
pebbleadjective
UK
/ˈpɛb.əl/
US
/ˈpɛb.əl/
Used attributively to describe something made of or covered with small stones.
Synonyms
pebbled
pebbly
gravelly
stony
rocky

Definitions

pebblenoun
A small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
She picked up a pebble from the beach and tossed it into the sea.
Leather that has been textured so as to produce a rough, granulated surface.
The handbag was made from pebble leather with a distinctive grain.
A rock fragment between about 4 mm and 64 mm in diameter, especially as classified in geology.
Geologists noted that the sediment layer contained mostly quartz pebbles.
pebbleverb
To pelt or throw pebbles at something.
The children pebbled the surface of the pond, watching the ripples spread outwards.
To give (leather, paper, etc.) a rough, grainy surface resembling pebbles.
The tanner pebbled the leather to enhance its texture.
pebbleadjective
Made of or covered with small, rounded stones.
They followed a pebble path down to the lake.
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