Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pebble dash

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: peb-ble -dash
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coating of small pebbles sprayed onto soft plaster or cement, used as decoration on exterior walls.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

verb

To apply pebble dash to a wall.

Example Sentences

"The roads were lined with cramped little semis and 1960s bungalows: Britain's cheapest houses, in their flimsy, pebble-dashed glory."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pebble dashes (plural) pebbledash (alternative) pebble-dash (alternative) pebble dashes (present, singular) pebble dashing (participle, present) pebble dashed (participle, past) pebble dashed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

roughcast spatterdash

Questions

What does pebble dash mean?: A coating of small pebbles sprayed onto soft plaster or cement, used as decoration on exterior walls.

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