marble
/ˈmɑɹ.bəl/noun, verb2 syllables
Marble means: a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material.
Synonyms for marble1
What does marble mean?4
noun
1
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
2
a small ball of glass that is used in various games
3
a sculpture carved from marble
verb
1
paint or stain like marble“marble paper”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Marble in a sentence
- The nave, transept and aisles of the church have marble floors.sundown
- His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold.carlosalberto
- What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.Adelpa
- Gradlon lived in great state in a palace of marble, cedar, and gold.Hybrid
- The trophy is constructed of marble and cherry wood, and is four feet high.CM
- The building is built of marble of a most lovely color.unknown
- The beggar sat cross-legged on the marble steps leading to the train station.nonong
- They are chiseling a statue out of marble.CK
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Forms of marble
as a noun
- plural
- marbles
as a verb
- past tense
- marbled
- present participle
- marbling
- third-person singular
- marbles
- past participle
- marbled