Cobble vs Pebble - What's the difference?
cobble | pebble |
A cobblestone.
(geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
(a kind of fishing-boat)
To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
To assemble in an improvised way.
(intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(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.
In geology terms the difference between cobble and pebble
is that cobble is a particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale while pebble is a particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.As nouns the difference between cobble and pebble
is that cobble is a cobblestone while pebble is a small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.As verbs the difference between cobble and pebble
is that cobble is to make shoes (what a cobbler does) while pebble is to pave with pebbles.cobble
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(cobbl)- I cobbled something together to get us through till morning.
pebble
English
Noun
(en noun)- the pebbles on the hungry beach
- children gathering pebbles on the shore
- Brazilian pebble
