Definition of "pebble" in Anglais

noun

1. A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

2. (geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

3. (curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.

4. Transparent and colourless rock crystal.

   • Brazilian pebble

5. A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.

6. (slang) A small piece of crack cocaine.

verb

1. (transitive) To pave with pebbles.

2. (transitive, curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice.

   • to pebble the ice between games

3. (transitive) To give (leather) a rough appearance with small rounded prominences.

4. (transitive, graph theory) To place a pebble at (a vertex of a graph) according to certain rules, in a pebble game.