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mar·ble
 marble
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- pronunciation:
- mar
b
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
- phrases:
- go for all the marbles
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a metamorphic form of limestone, found in many colors and varieties, that can be cut and polished to a hard, shiny surface.
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| definition 2: |
something made of this stone, such as a sculpture or other ornamental object.
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| definition 3: |
a very small ball, of glass or agate, used in a children's game.
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| definition 4: |
(pl., but used with a sing. verb) the game using such marbles, in which each player shoots with the back of the thumb in an effort to knock the other players' marbles out of a circle drawn on the ground.
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| definition 5: |
(slang; pl.) sanity; common sense.
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| phrase: |
go for all the marbles |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
made of or resembling marble.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
marbles, marbling, marbled |
| definition: |
to color in a streaked or mottled pattern like marble.
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| related words: |
bar, freak |
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