Meaning of "cobble" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COBBLE

(In cobblestone): from cob1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COBBLE

cobble  [ˈkɒbəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COBBLE

Cobble is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cobble in English.

WHAT DOES COBBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cobble

Cobble may refer to: ▪ Cobble, a designation of particle size for sediment or clastic rock ▪ Cobblestone, partially rounded rocks used for road paving ▪ Hammerstone, a prehistoric stone tool ▪ Tyringham Cobble, a nature reserve in Tyringham, Massachusetts, U.S. ▪ Bartholomew's Cobble, a park near Sheffield, Massachusetts, U.S.

Definition of cobble in the English dictionary

The definition of cobble in the dictionary is a rock fragment, often rounded, with a diameter of 64–256 mm and thus smaller than a boulder but larger than a pebble. Other definition of cobble is to pave with cobblestones.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COBBLE

PRESENT

Present

I cobble

you cobble

he/she/it cobbles

we cobble

you cobble

they cobble

Present continuous

I am cobbling

you are cobbling

he/she/it is cobbling

we are cobbling

you are cobbling

they are cobbling

Present perfect

I have cobbled

you have cobbled

he/she/it has cobbled

we have cobbled

you have cobbled

they have cobbled

Present perfect continuous

I have been cobbling

you have been cobbling

he/she/it has been cobbling

we have been cobbling

you have been cobbling

they have been cobbling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I cobbled

you cobbled

he/she/it cobbled

we cobbled

you cobbled

they cobbled

Past continuous

I was cobbling

you were cobbling

he/she/it was cobbling

we were cobbling

you were cobbling

they were cobbling

Past perfect

I had cobbled

you had cobbled

he/she/it had cobbled

we had cobbled

you had cobbled

they had cobbled

Past perfect continuous

I had been cobbling

you had been cobbling

he/she/it had been cobbling

we had been cobbling

you had been cobbling

they had been cobbling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will cobble

you will cobble

he/she/it will cobble

we will cobble

you will cobble

they will cobble

Future continuous

I will be cobbling

you will be cobbling

he/she/it will be cobbling

we will be cobbling

you will be cobbling

they will be cobbling

Future perfect

I will have cobbled

you will have cobbled

he/she/it will have cobbled

we will have cobbled

you will have cobbled

they will have cobbled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cobbling

you will have been cobbling

he/she/it will have been cobbling

we will have been cobbling

you will have been cobbling

they will have been cobbling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cobble

you would cobble

he/she/it would cobble

we would cobble

you would cobble

they would cobble

Conditional continuous

I would be cobbling

you would be cobbling

he/she/it would be cobbling

we would be cobbling

you would be cobbling

they would be cobbling

Conditional perfect

I would have cobble

you would have cobble

he/she/it would have cobble

we would have cobble

you would have cobble

they would have cobble

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cobbling

you would have been cobbling

he/she/it would have been cobbling

we would have been cobbling

you would have been cobbling

they would have been cobbling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cobble
we let´s cobble
you cobble

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cobble

Past participle

cobbled

Present Participle

cobbling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COBBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cobble» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of cobble

mend · patch

TRANSLATION OF COBBLE

Find out the translation of cobble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cobble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cobble» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 鹅卵石
• Translator English - Spanish: adoquín
• English: cobble
• Translator English - Hindi: पक्की सड़क
• Translator English - Arabic: كوبلي
• Translator English - Russian: булыжник
• Translator English - Portuguese: calçada
• Translator English - Bengali: খোয়া
• Translator English - French: pavé
• Translator English - Malay: Cobble
• Translator English - German: Kopfstein
• Translator English - Japanese: 丸石
• Translator English - Korean: 자갈
• Translator English - Javanese: Cobble
• Translator English - Vietnamese: rai
• Translator English - Tamil: Cobble
• Translator English - Marathi: गोभी
• Translator English - Turkish: Arnavut kaldırımı
• Translator English - Italian: ciottolo
• Translator English - Polish: kostka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: булижник
• Translator English - Romanian: bolovan
• Translator English - Greek: κροκάλα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Cobble
• Translator English - Swedish: kullersten
• Translator English - Norwegian: brolegge

3 QUOTES WITH «COBBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cobble.

1

Paul Allen

In the computer industry, you've got an interdisciplinary team of people who can come together, attack the problem, and work in a collaborative style. You knock down one problem after another, cobble things together, and then hopefully turn the crank at some point.

2

Noel Clarke

Generally, an indie film in the U.K. is put together much like in the states. We got a tax credit. You sell the domestic rights, which can be quite low, but it's enough to push you over the line. And you get a tax credit on top of that, and then you cobble it together with private equity or gap financing and things like that.

3

Carl Honore

There are times when fixing things quickly is the only option: when you have to channel MacGyver, reach for the duct tape, and cobble together whatever solution works right now. If someone is choking on a morsel of food, you don't sit back, stroke your chin and take the Aristotelian long view. You quickly administer the Heimlich maneuvre.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COBBLE»

Discover the use of cobble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cobble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Other Women's Movement: Workplace Justice and Social ...

In this much anticipated book, Dorothy Sue Cobble retrieves the forgotten feminism of the previous generations of working women, illuminating the ideas that inspired them and the reforms they secured from employers and the state.

Dorothy Sue Cobble, 2011

Cobble

Only one remote island called Cobble remains as the last holdout of civilization and hope until a military unit fleeing the mainland arrives on the islanders' doorstep, demanding to be allowed to stay.

Eric S. Brown, Susan Brydenbaugh, 2005

Cobble Cavern

A field trip to Ireland for Flin and his school's debate team turns into a life-changing adventure when their bus ends up in an earthquake and they get swallowed deep into the Earth, into a new world filled with evil creatures.

Erik Olsen, 2012

Cobble Circles and Standing Stones: Archaeology at the Rivas ...

In this first-person tale of archaeological adventure in the tropical forest, Jeffrey Quilter tells the story of his excavation of Rivas, a great ceremonial center at the foot of the Talamanca Mountain range, which flourished between A.D. ...

Jeffrey Quilter, 2004

Flin's Destiny: Cobble Cavern

What starts out to be a fun field trip to Ireland for Flin and his school's debate team from New York, turns into a life changing adventure when the bus they are on ends up in an earthquake.

Jon Erik Olsen, 2010

Cobble Valley Golf Yarns: And Other Sketches

And Other Sketches Ada Whitton Tillinghast. bol of destruction, which stood out on that springhouse wall. Apparently satisfied with his creation the artist chuckled to himself, as he stepped back to view his handiwork; and then he turned, and ...

Ada Whitton Tillinghast, 1915

Tufting Legacies: Cobble Brothers to Card-Monroe: the Story ...

Tufting Legacies recounts the history of the tufting machine industry, as well as legacies forged by the hard work, diligence and determination of true pioneers Joe Cobble, Lewis Card, Sr., and Roy Card who viewed problems and obstacles as ...

Robert J. Tamasy, 2010

Dishing It Out: Waitresses and Their Unions in the Twentieth ...

. . . This book speaks with clarity and good sense to the major debates in the history of work and gender and will become a landmark in our growing understanding of the relationships between the two.

Dorothy Cobble, 1992

Cobble's Tea Party

“But Cobble dear,” replied her mother, “This tea party is to celebrate Friendship Day. We have guests and we should be kind and let them choose their tea first. After all, being kind is what friendship is all about.” “Okay,” mumbled Cobble ...

Julie Henthorn

Here's to Hindsight: Letters for My Former Self

Following the journey of independendet singer/songwriter Tara Leigh Cobble, Here's to Hindsight is an honest portrayal of her effort to reconcile God's goodness with the uncertainties of the moment.

Tara Leigh Cobble, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COBBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cobble is used in the context of the following news items.

Froome nobbled on the cobble, Martin in yellow

Etixx Quick Step team rider Tony Martin of Germany celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 4th stage of the Tour de France on ... «BDlive, Jul 15»

Boasson Hagen fifth on cobbled stage

After the seven cobble sectors that covered a total of 13.3km of Tuesday's 221km stage, the strongest 35 riders survived the contest for the ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»

Eurozone tells Greece: It's over on Sunday without a deal

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann noted that the timetable to cobble a deal together between now and next week “seems very, very ... «Fortune, Jul 15»

Tsipras enhanced his power and menace with referendum result

Alternatively he can use that same political capital, to cobble together again a compromise — a compromise he wouldn't have survived ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

Nibali, Contador do mid-stage bike changes for cobbles; Froome …

... Tour de France teams made the decision to swap bikes halfway through Tuesday's cobble-strewn stage 4. Using the same math, experience, ... «velonews.competitor.com, Jul 15»

Andrew Talansky escapes cobbles unscathed

... Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Garmin) escaped unscathed from the Tour's most unpredictable day, riding across seven cobble sectors and ... «velonews.competitor.com, Jul 15»

Un Thai-d! Whiskey Soda Lounge shuts, celeb chef to open …

“More specifically Cobble Hook, between Red Hook and Cobble Hill.” Cobble Hook is not an actual place, but Whiskey Soda Lounge owner ... «Brooklyn Paper, Jul 15»

Former Owner Of 190 Bowery Now Owns Brooklyn's Most Expensive …

"An enormous brick townhouse in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, suitable as both home and studio with its voluminous rooms, soaring ceilings and ... «Gothamist, Jul 15»

The Circulator's troubling finances

The city has managed to cobble together some additional money in the form of state and federal grants — which, of course, aren't guaranteed ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

Chevron/Government Hoping To Increase Island Ethanol Sales

Chevron is retrofitting its existing facility at Cobble Hill in the Cowichan Chevron_Logo Valley to increase the supply of ethanol blended regular ... «Nanaimo Business News, Jul 15»