Definition of "pebble"

pebble

/ˈpɛb.əl/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural pebbles
1. A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
  Quotations
  Then let the pebbles on the hungry beach Fillip the stars;
  c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act V, scene iii]
  And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge; As children gathering pebbles on the shore.
  1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], page 4
2. (geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
3. (curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
4. Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
5. A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
6. (slang) A small piece of crack cocaine.
  Quotations
  You ain't got your Glock for the summer / And you ain't gonna pop for your gunner / You ain't in the whip with them pebbles (Nah) / You ain't on the strip with the rebels (Nah)
  2019 February 22, Giggs (lyrics and music), “You Ain't…” (track 13), in Big Bad…, performed by Giggs
verb
third-person singular simple present pebbles, present participle pebbling, simple past and past participle pebbled
1. (transitive) To pave with pebbles.
2. (transitive, curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice.
3. (transitive) To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.
4. (transitive, graph theory) To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules; see pebble game.

Definition of "pebble"

pebble

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