Marble is a strong and smooth rock. People use it to make beautiful floors and statues. It is often white or light color.
The floor is made of white marble.
Statues are carved from marble.
To marble means to roll or flick a marble during a game. Players try to hit other marbles by moving their own.
He marbles the glass ball to win.
They marbled their marbles outside.
Marble as an adjective describes a pattern that has many colors mixed in lines or spots. It looks like the stone marble.
She wore a marble dress with colors.
The cake has marble chocolate and vanilla.
Marble cake is a cake with two different colors or flavors mixed together in a swirl. It looks nice and tastes sweet.
I ate a slice of marble cake.
The marble cake has chocolate and vanilla.
To lose your marbles means to stop being brave or to become confused. It is a way to say someone is not thinking clearly.
He lost his marbles during the test.
Don't lose your marbles; stay calm.
Marbles can mean a person's mental state or sanity. Saying someone 'lost their marbles' means they are acting crazy or confused.
He has lost his marbles again.
She is not all there in the marbles.
