| Noun | 1. | marble - a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building materialrock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" | |
| 2. | marble - a small ball of glass that is used in various gamesball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" shooter, taw - a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles | |
| 3. | marble - a sculpture carved from marblesculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art | |
| Verb | 1. | marble - paint or stain like marble; "marble paper"stain - color with a liquid dye or tint; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" | |