pebble
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
Other meanings
A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
A kind of
- rock
Related words
- pebbleless
- pebblelike
- pebbler
- pebblesnail
- pebblestone
- pebbleware
- pebble dash
- pebble lens
- pebble mill
- pebble plant
- pebble toad
- pebble-bed reactor
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "stān".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pebble” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.