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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026mar•ble /ˈmɑrbəl/USA pronunciation
n.
- Rocks limestone that has been changed into a hard rock, used in sculpture and in buildings:[uncountable]columns of beautiful marble.
- something resembling marble, as in hardness:[uncountable]a heart of marble.
- Games a little ball usually made of glass for use in games:[countable]The marbles spilled onto the floor.
- Games marbles, [uncountable* used with a singular verb] a game for children played with marbles in a marked area on the ground.
- Slang Terms marbles, [plural] wits;
common sense:Have you lost all your marbles?
adj. [before a noun]
- consisting of or resembling marble:marble statues.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026mar•ble
(mär′bəl),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -bled, -bling.
n. - Rocksmetamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- Rocksany variety of this stone:Carrara marble.
- an object made of or carved from this stone, esp. a sculpture:Renaissance marbles.
- a piece of this stone:the fallen marbles of Roman ruins.
- (not in technical use) any of various breccias or other stones that take a high polish and show a variegated pattern.
- a marbled appearance or pattern;
marbling:The woodwork had a greenish marble.
- anything resembling marble in hardness, coldness, smoothness, etc.:a brow of marble.
- something lacking in warmth or feeling.
- Gamesa little ball made of stone, baked clay, glass, porcelain, agate, or steel, esp. for use in games.
- Gamesmarbles, (used with a sing. v.) a game for children in which a marble is propelled by the thumb to hit another marble so as to drive it out of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground.
- Slang Termsmarbles, normal rational faculties;
sanity;
wits;
common sense:to have all one's marbles; to lose one's marbles.
adj. - consisting or made of marble.
- like marble, as in hardness, coldness, smoothness, etc.
- lacking in warmth, compassion, or sympathy:marble heart.
- of variegated or mottled color.
v.t. - to color or stain like variegated marble.
- Printingto apply a decorative pattern to (paper, the edges of a book, etc.) by transferring oil pigments floating on water.
- Greek mármaros, akin to marmaírein to sparkle
- Latin marmor
- Middle English marbel, dissimilated variant of Old English marmel (in marmelstān marble stone) 1150–1200
Mar•ble
(mär′bəl),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Alice, 1913–90, U.S. tennis player.
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