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The correct spelling is pebbles.
How to pronounce pebbles
noun
IPA: /ˈpɛbəlz/
Say it like: Peb-ble-s
The correct spelling is pebbles. A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water. For example: "Brazilian pebble"
Usage Examples
“Brazilian pebble”
“to pebble the ice between games”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
- 2.A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- 3.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 grains.
verb
- 1.To pave with pebbles.
- 2.To deposit water droplets on the ice.
- 3.To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.
- 4.To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules; see pebble game.
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