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- [kob-uh l]
- /ˈkɒb əl/
- /ˈkɒb.l̩/
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- [kob-uh l]
- /ˈkɒb əl/
Definitions of cobble word
- countable noun cobble Cobbles are the same as cobblestones. 3
- noun cobble a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 64–256 mm and thus smaller than a boulder but larger than a pebble 3
- verb cobble to pave (a road) with cobblestones 3
- verb cobble to make or mend (shoes) 3
- verb cobble to put together clumsily 3
- verb transitive cobble to mend or patch (shoes, etc.) 3
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Origin of cobble
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; apparently back formation from cobbler
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Parts of speech for Cobble
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cobble popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cobble
verb cobble
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- fabricate — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- synthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
noun cobble
- cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- paving stone — slab used to lay a path
- sett — Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- stone — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- flagstone — Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving.
Antonyms for cobble
verb cobble
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- raze — to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
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