marble
noun
mar·ble
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Definition of marble
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: 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
b
: something (such as a piece of sculpture) composed of or made from marble
c
: something suggesting marble (as in hardness, coldness, or smoothness)
a heart of marble
2a
: a little ball made of a hard substance (such as glass) and used in various games
b
marbles plural in form but singular in construction
: any of several games played with these little balls
c
marbles plural
: the rewards to be won in competition especially for a championship
—used in the phrase all the marbles a game being played for all the marbles
3
: marbling
4
marbles plural
: elements of common sense
especially
: sanity
persons who are born without all their marbles — Arthur Miller