Pebble (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
  2. leather that has been given a granulated surface.
  3. any granulated or crinkled surface, especially of a textile.
  4. a transparent colorless rock crystal used for the lenses of eyeglasses.
  5. a lens made from this crystal.
verb (used with object), peb·bled, peb·bling.
  1. to prepare (leather) so as to have a granulated surface.
  2. to pelt with or as with pebbles.
noun
    • a small smooth rounded stone, esp one worn by the action of water
    • a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 4–64 mm and thus smaller than a cobble but larger than a granule
    • a transparent colourless variety of rock crystal, used for making certain lenses
    • such a lens
  1. (of a lens or of spectacles) thick, with a high degree of magnification or distortion
    • a grainy irregular surface, esp on leather
    • leather having such a surface
  2. a troublesome or obstinate person or animal
verb (tr)
  1. to pave, cover, or pelt with pebbles
  2. to impart a grainy surface to (leather)
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