pebble
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of waterA small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
» I have a pebble in my shoe.
Ich habe einen Stein im Schuh.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
Stein, Steinchen, Kiesel
га́лькаgálʹka
га́лькаhálʹka
a small smooth rounded rock
(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.
(countable, uncountable)Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
Brazilian pebble
(countable, uncountable)A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A small piece of crack cocaine.
Examples
33 sentencesI have a pebble in my shoe.
deIch habe einen Stein im Schuh.
She stooped to pick up a pebble.
Вона нахилилася та підняла камінчик.
deSie bückte sich und hob einen Kieselstein auf.
Stop throwing pebbles against my window.
Ziri filled the birdbath with pebbles.
Tom threw pebbles at the cows.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pibel (also in pibleston), from Old English papolstān (“pebble-stone”)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.
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Forms
plural: pebblesSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable