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pebble | x |

As a noun pebble

is a small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

As a verb pebble

is to pave with pebbles.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

pebble

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
  • * Shakespeare
    • the pebbles on the hungry beach
  • * Milton
    • children gathering pebbles on the shore
  • (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.
    • Brazilian pebble

    Verb

  • To pave with pebbles.
  • (curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice. e.g. to pebble the ice between games.

    • x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----