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Definition of pebble in English: pebblenoun ˈpɛb(ə)lˈpɛbəl A small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand. as modifier a narrow pebble beach Example sentencesExamples - Evelyn put the rest of her right foot into the lake to rest her feet on top of the smooth pebbles at the bottom.
- A simple bowl with river pebbles, water and floating candles are a nice decoration.
- I sat down and threw pebbles at the water's edge and all of a sudden heard a stifled laugh.
- It's a lovely place and we walked across stepping stones and skimmed pebbles in the river.
- This is done with small stones or pebbles, or other convenient small objects.
- There are rocks and pebbles, heaps of different tiny metallic things that resonate.
- Rounded pebbles suggest that one or many rivers had run their course through the now-submerged region.
- Doris spent the day throwing pebbles into dark water that absorbed every dream she ever had.
- Paving stones and pebbles are set into the ground so you are not in danger of slipping on wet grass.
- He gently shook the jar, and the sand fell through and settled where there was a space between the rocks and the pebbles.
- Stones and pebbles are dropped into the exposed corner of the hole, and thunder as they land.
- And they even marked out the anniversary with a five-metre high message in stones and pebbles.
- What kid doesn't bring home interesting pebbles, or sand from the beach?
- They consist of particulate rocks that vary in size from sand to pebbles and cobbles.
- We had sediments, river mud, pebbles rounded by water action, even the remains of aquatic plants on the site.
- Scattered on the rocks around it is a rough circle of river smooth pebbles with holes in them.
- Weeds often cause problems so use an ornamental ground cover or spread pebbles or stone chips.
- There was a tiny old Asian lady sitting on the beach putting pebbles in a metal bowl.
- All the kid has to do is to collect some smooth pebbles, each around the size of his or her palm.
- Birds were singing, in tune to the slow movement of water over the pebbles.
adjectiveˈpɛb(ə)lˈpɛbəl informal attributive (of a spectacle lens) very thick and convex. Example sentencesExamples - He was a small, bald man in his fifties with pebble glasses.
Phrases not the only pebble on the beach (especially of a former lover) not unique or irreplaceable.
Derivatives adjective The floor under the stairs is pebbled with a wall-length glass panel window overlooking the well-kept garden. Example sentencesExamples - It appeared the boys had got themselves relatively merry before walking home along the pebbled beach.
- A handsome man strides along a pebbled beach in New England.
- Just when you think you've gone the wrong way, the sea becomes visible ahead and the path opens out on to a glorious pebbled beach.
- We sat on the pebbled beach and watched the sun setting.
adjectivepebblier, pebbliest ˈpɛbliˈpɛb(ə)li This was the pebbly bit across the road from the shops. Example sentencesExamples - The crowd were standing on a slanted pebbly beach.
- On the pebbly beach we immediately encounter the first of the thousands of penguins we will meet over the next week and a half.
- But anyways, I keep finding these round pebbly things.
- These are ideal for pebbly or rocky beaches and for getting into and out of the sea.
Origin Late Old English, recorded as the first element of papel-stān 'pebble-stone', pyppelrīpig 'pebble-stream', of unknown origin. The word is recorded in place names from the early 12th century onwards. Definition of pebble in US English: pebblenounˈpɛbəlˈpebəl A small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand. Example sentencesExamples - All the kid has to do is to collect some smooth pebbles, each around the size of his or her palm.
- There are rocks and pebbles, heaps of different tiny metallic things that resonate.
- It's a lovely place and we walked across stepping stones and skimmed pebbles in the river.
- Weeds often cause problems so use an ornamental ground cover or spread pebbles or stone chips.
- Rounded pebbles suggest that one or many rivers had run their course through the now-submerged region.
- This is done with small stones or pebbles, or other convenient small objects.
- I sat down and threw pebbles at the water's edge and all of a sudden heard a stifled laugh.
- He gently shook the jar, and the sand fell through and settled where there was a space between the rocks and the pebbles.
- Stones and pebbles are dropped into the exposed corner of the hole, and thunder as they land.
- Doris spent the day throwing pebbles into dark water that absorbed every dream she ever had.
- Scattered on the rocks around it is a rough circle of river smooth pebbles with holes in them.
- What kid doesn't bring home interesting pebbles, or sand from the beach?
- There was a tiny old Asian lady sitting on the beach putting pebbles in a metal bowl.
- Birds were singing, in tune to the slow movement of water over the pebbles.
- Paving stones and pebbles are set into the ground so you are not in danger of slipping on wet grass.
- We had sediments, river mud, pebbles rounded by water action, even the remains of aquatic plants on the site.
- They consist of particulate rocks that vary in size from sand to pebbles and cobbles.
- And they even marked out the anniversary with a five-metre high message in stones and pebbles.
- A simple bowl with river pebbles, water and floating candles are a nice decoration.
- Evelyn put the rest of her right foot into the lake to rest her feet on top of the smooth pebbles at the bottom.
adjectiveˈpɛbəlˈpebəl informal attributive (of an eyeglass lens) very thick and convex. Example sentencesExamples - He was a small, bald man in his fifties with pebble glasses.
Origin Late Old English, recorded as the first element of papel-stān ‘pebble-stone’, pyppelrīpig ‘pebble-stream’, of unknown origin. The word is recorded in place names from the early 12th century onwards. |