pebble
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++peb·ble /ˈpebəl/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
DNa small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river 卵石，小圆石，砾石 The beach was covered with smooth white pebbles. 海滩上布满了光滑的白色卵石。 —pebbly adjective a pebbly beach 多卵石的海滩 →5 see picture at 见图 stone1
DNa small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river 卵石，小圆石，砾石 The beach was covered with smooth white pebbles. 海滩上布满了光滑的白色卵石。 —pebbly adjective a pebbly beach 多卵石的海滩 →5 see picture at 见图 stone1Examples from the Corpus
pebble• He says they have to put a pebble in their hand down south so they know left face from right face.• There was a brighter rattle, as of something small and hard, like pebbles.• Like pebbles underwater, flickering with the light.• A shower of pebbles fell short of her shin.• Mist them frequently or place the container on a tray of pebbles and water.• Spray some pebbles silver and use an indelible pen to number them I to 24.• However, convincing myself the pebbles I was climbing on wouldn't pull out did take a little time.• He ripped up grass; tore apart moss; picked up pebbles, sticks, and twigs.Origin pebble Old English papolstan, from papol (perhaps from the sound of small stones hitting against each other) + stan “stone”peb·ble nounChineseSyllable
or smooth a found Corpus stone a especially small beach on
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pebble
peb‧ble /ˈpebəl/
noun [countable]
a small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river:
The beach was covered with smooth white pebbles.
—pebbly adjective:
a pebbly beach
▪ rock a piece of the hard substance that forms the main surface of the Earth. In British English, rocks are too large to pick up, but in American English, they can either be large or small: the rocks along the riverbanks
▪stone a small piece of rock, found on the ground or near the surface of the ground. Speakers of American English are more likely to use the word rock than stone: The children were throwing stones into the water.
▪boulder a large round piece of rock: She climbed over a few boulders at the edge of the sea.
▪pebble a small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river: The beach was covered with smooth white pebbles.
▪fossil a rock which has the shape of an animal or plant that lived many thousands of years ago: fossils of early reptiles
peb‧ble /ˈpebəl/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: papolstan, from papol (perhaps from the sound of small stones hitting against each other) + stan 'stone'
Origin: papolstan, from papol (perhaps from the sound of small stones hitting against each other) + stan 'stone'
a small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river:
—pebbly adjective:
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