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Adjective
/ˈpebəl/,
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pebbles, plural;
  1. (of an eyeglass lens) Very thick and convex
    • - pebble glasses
Noun
  1. A small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand

  1. a small smooth rounded rock
  2. (pebbly) gravelly: abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach"
  3. A pebble is a clast of rock with a particle size of 4 to 64 millimetres based on the Krumbein phi scale of sedimentology. Pebbles are generally considered to be larger than granules (2 to 4 millimetres diameter) and smaller than cobbles (64 to 256 millimetres diameter). ...
  4. The Public Bodies Liaison Committee for British Paganism, also called PEBBLE or Pebble, was set up by a number of pagan organisations following a report by the Home Office's Faith Communities Unit, in which guidelines were set out for all government departments to include minority faith groups ...
  5. (Pebbles (horse)) Pebbles (1981–2005) was a champion British-bred Thoroughbred race horse, the first British-trained racehorse to win a Breeders' Cup race.
  6. (Pebbles (Pebbles album)) Pebbles was Pebbles's debut album. It was released in 1987 on MCA Records, and spawned two #1 R&B hits "Girlfriend" and "Mercedes Boy", as well as the top 5 R&B hit "Take Your Time" and minor hit "Do Me Right."
  7. (Pebbles (series)) Pebbles is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP. ...
  8. (Pebbles (singer)) Perri Nixon (formerly known as Pebbles), born Perri Alette McKissack on August 29, 1964, is an American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter.
  9. A small stone; A rock fragment between 4 and 64 millimetres in diameter (especially a naturally rounded one); A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface; To pave with pebbles; To deposit water droplets on the ice. e.g. ...
  10. (pebbly) Of or containing pebbles; With a surface like that of pebbles
  11. (Pebbled) A paper that has been embossed with a pebble pattern. This is often done to make a label, band or wrapper more machineable.
  12. (pebbled) having a texture similar to tiny pebbles, as some cloth and leather finishes.
  13. (pebbles) well rounded beach material between 4 and 75mm in diameter.
  14. (Pebbles) For a young woman to dream of a pebble-strewn walk, she will be vexed with many rivals and find that there are others with charms that attract besides her own. She who dreams of pebbles is selfish and should cultivate leniency towards others' faults.
  15. (pebbles) Small bumps applied by spraying the sheet with water droplets to reduce friction and increase curl.
  16. (pebbling) a finishing process that gives paper a grainy, ripple surface.
  17. (Pebbly) refers to a fabric surface with a grainy, crepey texture.
  18. A fine spray of water droplets applied to the sheet before the start of each game. Curling stones slide along the frozen pebble, not on smooth ice.
  19. a rounded stone, smaller in size than a cobble.
  20. Surface formed by sprinkling the ice with a mist-spray of water
  21. a particle of rock, the dimensions of which range between 1/10 inch and 2 ½ inch in diameter.
  22. A tiny spray of water bubbles that allow the stone to travel freely across the ice.
  23. stepping on one is painful for beginners, useful for the more experienced.
  24. A clastic fragment between 4 to 64 millimeters (~1/6 to 2.5 inches) in size.
  25. Kieselstein (grosser Durchmesser)