Antonyms for pebble

Grammar : Noun

Spell : peb-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛb əl

Definition of pebble

Origin : small, smooth stone, late 13c., from Old English papolstan "pebblestone," of unknown origin. Perhaps imitative. Some sources compare Latin papula "pustule, pimple, swelling."

As in rock : noun stone
As in stone : noun hard piece of earth's surface
As in pellet : noun small sphere
As in grit : noun particles of dirt

Example sentences :

A brazen urn was carried round, in which every citizen deposited a pebble.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

He didn't toss it up, not a bit of it; ran as game as a pebble; he just tired at the finish.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

A pebble, dropped from your hand, would strike in the midst of them.
Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"I guess that will show up every pebble in the road," commented the balloonist.
Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton

Two more of these "others" are the two in the photograph who are playing a pebble game.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

Then through the mists of his culture came a hard fact, hard as a pebble.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

Presently a pebble is heard to crack against the window pane.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

A pebble a little over an inch in diameter fell to the floor.
Extract from : « Invasion » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

If I were to go over to yonder lake and throw in a pebble—what would we see?
Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott

When you drop a pebble in water, the ripples spread in all directions.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

Synonyms for pebble

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