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pebble

/ˈpɛb.əl/

pebblenoun

pebbles

/ˈpɛb.əl/

Translations

галька

The beach was covered in smooth pebbles.

Пляж был покрыт гладкой галькой.

камешек

He picked up a small pebble and threw it into the lake.

Он поднял маленький камешек и бросил его в озеро.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

pebbleverb

pebbled

Past Simple

pebbled

Past Participle

pebbling

Gerund

/ˈpɛb.əl/

Translations

мостить

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

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

pebbleadjective

/ˈpɛb.əl/

Used attributively to describe something made of or covered with small stones.

Definitions

Made of or covered with small, rounded stones.

They followed a pebble path down to the lake.

Synonyms

pebblepast participle

Definitions

Having a rough, grainy surface resembling small rounded stones; textured like pebbles.

The diary had a pebbled cover that felt pleasantly tactile.