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pebble

/ˈpɛb.əl/noun

A little stone, often one worn smooth and round by water.

Example sentences

  • “The children skipped pebbles across the surface of the lake.”
  • “She collected smooth pebbles on the beach to decorate the garden.”

Geologists give it an exact size range between gravel and cobbles; everyone else just means a small smooth stone.

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