pebble

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Synonyms: pibble, pebbly, pubble, prebble, hebble, peeble

Antonyms: pibble, pebbly, pubble, prebble, hebble, peeble

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Noun

1. A small [[stone]], especially one rounded by the action of water.
2. {{lb|en|geology}} A [[particle]] from 4 to 64 [[mm]] in [[diameter]], following the [[Wentworth scale]].
3. {{lb|en|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]] [[grain]]s.
6. {{lb|en|slang}}{{C|en|Recreational drugs}} A [[small]] [[piece]] of [[crack cocaine]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pave]] with pebbles.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|curling}} To [[deposit]] water droplets on the ice.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To give ([[leather]]) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|graph theory}} To place a pebble at (a [[vertex]] of a [[graph]]) according to certain rules, in a [[pebble game]].

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