pebble

About 1.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
2. noun A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
3. noun A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
4. noun Transparent and colourless rock crystal.

   Brazilian pebble

5. noun A form of slow-burning gunpowder in large cubical grains.
6. noun A small piece of crack cocaine.
7. verb To pave with pebbles.
8. verb To deposit water droplets on the ice.

   to pebble the ice between games

Similar words

cobble stone gravel rock waterworn ball rocket rubble nugget anthrax

Often followed by

beach in and or on is of tools into

Word family

pebbled pebbles pebblier pebbliest pebbling pebbly