Cowry vs Pebble - What's the difference?
cowry | pebble |
Any of the marine molluscs of the genus Cypraea .
The money cowry, .
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
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(geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
(curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
To pave with pebbles.
(curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice. e.g. to pebble the ice between games.
As nouns the difference between cowry and pebble
is that cowry is any of the marine molluscs of the genus Cypraea while pebble is a small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.As a verb pebble is
to pave with pebbles.cowry
English
(wikipedia cowry) (Cyprea)Alternative forms
* cowrieNoun
(cowries)pebble
English
Noun
(en noun)- the pebbles on the hungry beach
- children gathering pebbles on the shore
- Brazilian pebble