pebble

Definitions


[ˈpɛbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand
(e.g: a narrow pebble beach)


Phrases:
- not the only pebble on the beach

Origin:
late Old English, recorded as the first element of papel-stān ‘pebble-stone’, pyppelrīpig ‘pebble-stream’, of unknown origin. The word is recorded in place names from the early 12th century onwards


[ˈpɛbl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a spectacle lens) very thick and convex
(e.g: pebble glasses)


Phrases:
- not the only pebble on the beach

Origin:
late Old English, recorded as the first element of papel-stān ‘pebble-stone’, pyppelrīpig ‘pebble-stream’, of unknown origin. The word is recorded in place names from the early 12th century onwards




definition by Oxford Dictionaries