Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cobblestone

/ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: cob-ble-stone
IPA: /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

Countable

noun

Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In restless dreams I walked alone / Narrow streets of cobblestone"
"The road was paved in cobblestone."

Etymology

From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cobylstone

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/
British English: /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cobblestones (plural) cobble-stone (alternative)

Derived Forms

cobblestoned cobblestoning

Phrases

cobblestone ice

Synonyms

cobble sett

Rhymes With

one own known phone alone none shown stone zone loan grown green zone

Questions

How do you pronounce cobblestone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/.
What does cobblestone mean?: A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
Where does cobblestone come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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