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marble

Definition

  • noun: a kind of stone that is often polished and used in buildings and statues
  • noun: limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that ranges from granular to compact in texture, that is capable of taking a high polish, and that is used especially in architecture and sculpture
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: cold, hard, unfeeling

Examples

  • When he started ranting about how the government was out to get him, I thought he'd 'lost his marbles'. [='gone crazy']

  • Let's play 'marbles'. = Let's play a game of 'marbles'.

  • the museum's polished 'marble' floor/staircase

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) this box is being donated? lt's under control, Woody. We have a plan. We're going to daycare! Daycare? What, have you all lost your marbles? Well, didn't you see? Andy threw us away. No, no, no, no. He was putting you in the attic. Attic? So how did we (..)
    2010 Toy Story 3