Definitions for marbles

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marbles mar·ble

Spelling: [mahr-buh l]

IPA: /ˈmɑr bəl/

Marbles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 316 anagrams from letters in marbles (abelmrs).

Definitions for marbles

noun

1. metamorphosed 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.
2. any variety of this stone:
3. an object made of or carved from this stone, especially a sculpture:
4. a piece of this stone:
5. (not in technical use) any of various breccias or other stones that take a high polish and show a variegated pattern.
6. a marbled appearance or pattern; marbling:
7. anything resembling marble in hardness, coldness, smoothness, etc.:
8. something lacking in warmth or feeling.
9. a little ball made of stone, baked clay, glass, porcelain, agate, or steel, especially for use in games.
10. marbles, (used with a singular verb) 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.
11. marbles, Slang. normal rational faculties; sanity; wits; common sense:

adjective

1. consisting or made of marble.
2. like marble, as in hardness, coldness, smoothness, etc.
3. lacking in warmth, compassion, or sympathy:
4. of variegated or mottled color.

verb (used with object)

1. to color or stain like variegated marble.
2. to apply a decorative pattern to (paper, the edges of a book, etc.) by transferring oil pigments floating on water.

Origin of marbles

1150-1200; Middle English marbel, dissimilated variant of Old English marmel (in marmelstān marble stone) Latin marmor Greek mármaros, akin to marmaírein to sparkle

Examples for marbles

Never mind, Corny dear, I'll buy a bag of marbles for you at Banagher.'

Pat Robertson has lost his marbles, seemingly, and after him, who?

There are rare mosaics and fragments of bronzes and marbles yet remaining.

Video of the siege shows some of the passengers armed with marbles and slingshots.

Her white and pink flesh excited as much admiration as the marbles.

Linda Yablonsky tours the ancient treasures and revisits the debate of how the Parthenon lost its marbles.

Give him the freedom of the yard and street,--give him marbles, a ball, the skates!

That can never happen while the marbles are being held hostage in London.

The Derbyshire marbles are quarried all about, and mosaic manufacture is carried on.

This time, when we went for all the marbles, we ended with none.