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Noun: marbles  maa(r)-bulz
  1. A children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
     
  2. The basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
    "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind";
    - wits
Noun: marble  maa(r)-bul
  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: marble  maa(r)-bul
  1. (handicraft) paint or stain like marble
    "marble paper"

Type of: ball, child's game, intelligence, rock, sculpture, stain, stone

Encyclopedia: Marbles

Marble, Pennsylvania