Pebble
noun
A small stone, especially one that has been smoothed by water.
The beach was covered with tiny pebbles.
Often appears as...
- pebble beach
- smooth pebble
verb
To cover a surface with small stones.
They decided to pebble the garden path to give it a unique look.
Often appears as...
- pebble a surface
- pebble pathway
noun
A small piece of something hard like rock.
He found a pebble of gold in the stream.
Often appears as...
- gold pebble
- pebble of coal
Usage tips
Approving
noun
Pebble is also used metaphorically to suggest something small and light.
She ate just a pebble of bread for her lunch.
Often appears as...
- pebble of bread
- pebble of cheese
Usage tips
Neutral
Idiomatic
noun
A small stone, especially one that has been smoothed by water.
The beach was covered with tiny pebbles.
Often appears as...
- pebble beach
- smooth pebble
verb
To cover a surface with small stones.
They decided to pebble the garden path to give it a unique look.
Often appears as...
- pebble a surface
- pebble pathway
noun
A small piece of something hard like rock.
He found a pebble of gold in the stream.
Often appears as...
- gold pebble
- pebble of coal
Usage tips
Approving
noun
Pebble is also used metaphorically to suggest something small and light.
She ate just a pebble of bread for her lunch.
Often appears as...
- pebble of bread
- pebble of cheese
Usage tips
Neutral
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Nature's Artwork
Pebbles are often found in natural settings, showcasing nature's ability to create smooth shapes over time.
Children collected pebbles shaped by the ocean waves.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Landscapes
Pebble beaches or riverbeds are common scenarios where pebbles are predominant.
Walking barefoot on the pebble beach felt therapeutic.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Element
Pebbles are often used in gardens or aquariums to create a natural or decorative element.
The pebbles in the aquarium shimmered under the light.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature's Artwork
Pebbles are often found in natural settings, showcasing nature's ability to create smooth shapes over time.
Children collected pebbles shaped by the ocean waves.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Landscapes
Pebble beaches or riverbeds are common scenarios where pebbles are predominant.
Walking barefoot on the pebble beach felt therapeutic.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Element
Pebbles are often used in gardens or aquariums to create a natural or decorative element.
The pebbles in the aquarium shimmered under the light.
Pro Tip 1/3Nature's Artwork
Pebbles are often found in natural settings, showcasing nature's ability to create smooth shapes over time.
Children collected pebbles shaped by the ocean waves.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Landscapes
Pebble beaches or riverbeds are common scenarios where pebbles are predominant.
Walking barefoot on the pebble beach felt therapeutic.
Pro Tip 3/3Decorative Element
Pebbles are often used in gardens or aquariums to create a natural or decorative element.
The pebbles in the aquarium shimmered under the light.
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Video examples
Everest Biology - Life...
and there are pebbles and rocks covering the surface but when you remove them look underneath we're finding that basically soils are developed there's mosses there's little tussock grasses basically an ecosystem seems to actually be developing under the surface of this very unstable rocky substrate there's much more life
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In the market for...
prioritization is the jar of time filled with rocks pebbles and sand placed in the jar in the right order we can fit everything in reminding us to focus on the big things in life first drawing two curves on top of the original matrix and I think we see the area where we can help not with the rocks and the top
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Mars Up Close, Part 2:...
to the lower left, your left, my right. We went east, we went to your right. And it paid off. Very soon after we got started, we started to find these outcrops. The pebbles that you can see weathering out, that are rounded. Becky Williams who is here tonight was the lead author on a science paper
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Where we get our fresh...
It can rest still and deep in huge caverns, or it can snuggle in the little crevices of rock and pebble. The upshot - thank goodness for ground water! It's invisible to us, but it is much more plentiful than surface water. It is much more reliable and easier to obtain than frozen water.
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LZ Granderson: The myth...
And I didn't know where he was going with it at first. He was kind of a little bit nervous when he was sharing it with me, but he told me that when a penguin finds a mate that they want to spend the rest of their life with, they present them with a pebble -- the perfect pebble.
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Tiny Toad to Tell...
very interesting not only the pebble toads but many of the reptiles in it ribbons that have gotten to the summit's are actually pretty recently arrived and this is a big paradigm shift a paradigm shift means everybody thought one thing and the whole world has to change now to
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A queer vision of love...
Walking around as a woman in the world felt like walking with pebbles in my shoes. It took the rhythm out of my swagger, it threw me off balance, it pained me with every step I took forward. But today I'm a man of my own intention; a man of my own design.
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Hidden Alaska PIPE National...
take a look at it and try and be you know give a fair assessment to the whole thing and the name of the project is called pebble project or pebble mine they originally they wanted to call it Pebble Beach mine because they said it
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My year of living...
And I said, "Well, that would be great!" And I actually took out a handful of stones from my pocket that I had been carrying around for weeks, hoping for just this interaction -- and, you know, they were pebbles --
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Incredible Orangutan...
lazy teenager so far no one has seen him eat any forest fruit and rather worryingly he seems to think the pebble beach is made of coconuts
Video examples
Everest Biology - Life...
and there are pebbles and rocks covering the surface but when you remove them look underneath we're finding that basically soils are developed there's mosses there's little tussock grasses basically an ecosystem seems to actually be developing under the surface of this very unstable rocky substrate there's much more life
Video examples
In the market for...
prioritization is the jar of time filled with rocks pebbles and sand placed in the jar in the right order we can fit everything in reminding us to focus on the big things in life first drawing two curves on top of the original matrix and I think we see the area where we can help not with the rocks and the top
Video examples
Mars Up Close, Part 2:...
to the lower left, your left, my right. We went east, we went to your right. And it paid off. Very soon after we got started, we started to find these outcrops. The pebbles that you can see weathering out, that are rounded. Becky Williams who is here tonight was the lead author on a science paper
Video examples
Where we get our fresh...
It can rest still and deep in huge caverns, or it can snuggle in the little crevices of rock and pebble. The upshot - thank goodness for ground water! It's invisible to us, but it is much more plentiful than surface water. It is much more reliable and easier to obtain than frozen water.
Video examples
LZ Granderson: The myth...
And I didn't know where he was going with it at first. He was kind of a little bit nervous when he was sharing it with me, but he told me that when a penguin finds a mate that they want to spend the rest of their life with, they present them with a pebble -- the perfect pebble.
Video examples
Tiny Toad to Tell...
very interesting not only the pebble toads but many of the reptiles in it ribbons that have gotten to the summit's are actually pretty recently arrived and this is a big paradigm shift a paradigm shift means everybody thought one thing and the whole world has to change now to
Video examples
A queer vision of love...
Walking around as a woman in the world felt like walking with pebbles in my shoes. It took the rhythm out of my swagger, it threw me off balance, it pained me with every step I took forward. But today I'm a man of my own intention; a man of my own design.
Video examples
Hidden Alaska PIPE National...
take a look at it and try and be you know give a fair assessment to the whole thing and the name of the project is called pebble project or pebble mine they originally they wanted to call it Pebble Beach mine because they said it
Video examples
My year of living...
And I said, "Well, that would be great!" And I actually took out a handful of stones from my pocket that I had been carrying around for weeks, hoping for just this interaction -- and, you know, they were pebbles --
Video examples
Incredible Orangutan...
lazy teenager so far no one has seen him eat any forest fruit and rather worryingly he seems to think the pebble beach is made of coconuts
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Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.
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Jean Rostand
French Scientist
Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.
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Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
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Beatrice Wood
American Artist
My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.
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Thomas Browne
British Scientist
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.
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Natalie Gulbis
American Athlete
Pebble Beach. It is tough and the lay out is amazing.
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Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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Marilyn French
American Author
Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together.
Quote examples
Jean Rostand
French Scientist
Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.
Quote examples
Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.
Quote examples
Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
Quote examples
Beatrice Wood
American Artist
My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.
Quote examples
Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.
Quote examples
Thomas Browne
British Scientist
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.
Quote examples
Natalie Gulbis
American Athlete
Pebble Beach. It is tough and the lay out is amazing.
Quote examples
Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Quote examples
Marilyn French
American Author
Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.
Example 1 of 10
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