pebble en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpebəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- [ˈpʰebəl] ~ [ˈpʰebl̩] ~ [ˈpʰe̞b-] (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɛbəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈpʰe̝bəl] ~ [ˈpʰe̝bl̩] ~ [ˈpʰɪb-] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈpʰɛbəl] ~ [ˈpʰɛbl̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”), from Old English *papol, *pyppel, *pæbbel of unknown origin + Old English stān. Compare Albanian popël.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
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, →OCLC, [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[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 4:
- (countable, uncountable) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- (countable, uncountable) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
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(countable, uncountable) Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
Brazilian pebble
- (countable, uncountable) A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
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(countable, slang, uncountable) A small piece of crack cocaine.
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, “You Ain't…” (track 13), in Big Bad…, performed by Giggs:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pebbles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
snatch the pebble · pebblestone · pebble lens · pebbly · pebble plant · pebble dash · pebble mill · pebble-dash · pebble toad · pebblesnail · pebbleless · pebble-bed reactor · pebble in one's shoe · pebblelike · pebbleware · pebbler
Synonyms
peb · cube powder · prismatic powder
Translations (139)
ka კენჭი (stone) · arz حصوة (stone) · fr galet (stone) · pt pedrinha (stone) · lb Kiselsteen (stone) · tg шағал (stone) · afb حصى (stone) · af kiesel (stone) · rup chitritseauã (stone) · de Kieselstein (stone) · pl kamyk (stone) · nl kei (stone) · yi שטיינדל (stone) · gl salavedro (stone) · hi कंकड़ (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · de Kiesel (stone) · it ciottolo (stone) · kk жұмыр тас (stone) · kmr zixir (stone) · es chino (stone) · pl otoczak (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · gl seixo (stone) · ro pietricică (stone) · alt сай (stone) · fi pikkukivi (stone) · io stono (stone) · es canto pelado (stone) · nb småstein (stone) · es guijarro (stone) · es aguija (stone) · sq hakëll (stone) · gl callau (stone) · cmn 鵝卵石 /鹅卵石 (stone) · ru га́лька (stone) · scn pitruzzeḍḍa (stone) · ro prundiș (stone) · gl candollo (stone) · et veeris (stone) · is steinn (stone) · kxd batu (stone) · es china (stone) · es callao (stone) · yi שטיינדעלע (stone) · tl mikbato (stone) · id kerikil (stone) · nrf galot (stone) · scn pitruzza (stone) · es ripio (stone) · lb Wak (stone) · tr çakıl (stone) · gl sento (stone) · ca mac (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · gl louro (stone) · acw حَصْوة (stone) · gl xógara (stone) · he חַלּוּק (stone) · ar حَصَاة (stone) · lt žvirgždas (stone) · fa سنگریزه (stone) · az xırda çaydaşı (stone) · gl rebo (stone) · ga méaróg (stone) · fa ریگ (stone) · gl brello (stone) · cy carreg gron (stone) · mk камче (stone) · pt pedregulho (stone) · fr caillou (stone) · ak abosea (stone) · fr gravillon (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · gd dèideag (stone) · yue 石仔 (stone) · pt seixo (stone) · la calculus (stone) · es codón (stone) · es canto (stone) · ltg ūļs (stone) · no pukk (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · es rollo (stone) · ta கூழாங்கல் (stone) · pt seixo (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · bg гладко камъче (stone) · de Steinchen (stone) · ja 小石 (stone) · nl kiezel (stone) · wyi moomowroong (stone) · ro pietriș (stone) · sv småsten (stone) · grc χάλιξ (stone) · nb småsten (stone) · kw bilien (stone) · io stoneto (stone) · cmn 礫石 /砾石 (stone) · es canto rodado (stone) · grc ψῆφος (stone) · frp calyou (stone) · mk грагор (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · eo ŝtoneto (stone) · es peladilla (stone) · af spoelklippie (stone) · lv olis (stone) · nl steen (stone) · ca mac (stone) · gl coio (stone) · la lapillus (stone) · lt gargždas (stone) · es morro (stone) · sk okruhliak (stone) · da ral (stone) · th กรวด (stone) · mt ċagħqa (stone) · kw bili (stone) · cmn 石子 (stone) · hu kavics (stone) · es guija (stone) · nv tséʼáwózí (stone) · ltg akmisteņš (stone) · de Stein (stone) · nrf galet (stone) · cmn 卵石 (stone) · nn småstein (stone) · az çınqıl (stone) · ko 자갈 (stone) · lt akmenukas (stone) · mk чакал (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · gl pelouro (stone) · uk га́лька (stone) · ca còdol (stone) · da småsten (stone) · no grus (rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter) · es chinarro (stone) · nci ātōyātetl (stone) · hi पत्थर (stone) · ckb زیخ (stone) · cs oblázek (stone) · scn timpa (stone) · pl kamyczek (stone) · sq çakëll (stone) · gl radego (stone)