pebble
/ˈpɛb.əl/
noun
Meaning
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
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.
Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
"Brazilian pebble"
A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To pave with pebbles.
To deposit water droplets on the ice.
"to pebble the ice between games"
To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.
To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules; see pebble game.