marble

Plural: marbles

Noun

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
a small ball of glass that is used in various games
a sculpture carved from marble
A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic.
Statues made from marble.

Verb

Verb Forms: marbled, marbling, marbles

To give a mottled or streaked appearance to something.
paint or stain like marble
- "marble paper"
To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.
To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.
To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat.
To lace or be laced throughout.

Adj

Made of, or resembling, marble.
Cold; hard; unfeeling.

Examples

a marble heart
a marble mantel
marble paper
She tried to MARBLE her opponent’s concentration with unexpected, complex plays.
The Elgin Marbles were originally part of the temple of the Parthenon.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros), perhaps related to μαρμάρεος (marmáreos, “gleaming”). The forms from French displaced Old English marma, which had previously been borrowed from Latin.

Synonyms

marbleize

Scrabble Score: 10

marble: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
marble: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
marble: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

marble: valid Words With Friends Word