Pebbling

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  • v. Present participle of pebble.
  • n. The placing of pebbles in any of several board games
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In leather manufacturing, a special kind of graining, in which an artificially roughened or indented surface on the grain side of leather is produced by working upon that side with a roller having a pattern which is the reverse of the pattern to be impressed on the leather.
  • Word Usage
    "He says he learned how to make curling ice — a process known as pebbling because it involves forming small bumps on the surface — by apprenticing for six years in Canada."
    Verb Form
    pebbled    pebbles    pebbling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stone    rock   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    pebbled    pebbling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pebblestone    stone    chuckie    plump    grain   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rebel    nebel    rebel    treble   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gravel    boulder    shingle    sand    bead