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# pebble

noun (a pebble, pebbles)

«pebble» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pebble is a small, smooth, round stone, often found on beaches and in rivers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#m1)
2. Pebbles are rounded because water rubbed them for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science pebbles show erosion: moving water and waves wear rough rocks into smooth stones. In everyday life children collect pebbles, skim them on water, and see pebble beaches. Phrases: «a pebble beach», «skim pebbles», «as smooth as a pebble».

### Examples

- She found a white pebble on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#x1)
- We skimmed pebbles across the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#x2)
- The river had rolled the pebbles until they were smooth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#x3)
- The path was covered with grey pebbles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#x4)
- Never throw pebbles at people or cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#x5)
- Put some pebbles at the bottom of the fish tank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#x6)
- In the story Hansel dropped white pebbles to find the way home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#x7)
- The other denied in anger that he had thrown the pebble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/#x8)

### Note

Countable: one pebble, many pebbles. A pebble is bigger than a grain of sand or gravel but smaller than a rock or boulder. Do not put small pebbles in your mouth or nose; young children can choke on them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pebble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pebble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pebble.html) on Mova free.