river stones
Water-smoothed pebbles
River stones are rocks that have been smoothed and rounded by the tumbling action of flowing water over time.
They range from pebble-sized to fist-sized and are prized for landscaping, garden borders, and decorative uses: She lined the walkway with gray river stones.
The term emphasizes their water-worn quality rather than any particular mineral composition.
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- smooth surfacePlane without irregularities
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- streambedRiver's carved floor
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
rounded · polished · granite · moss · water · cold water · tumbled · gray · cool · wet · cobbles · sediment · current · worn · stackable · zen · zen garden · rock garden
- natural beautyrock formations, ice crystals, snowflakes, sand dunes, spiderwebs
- hangipit, earth oven, steam, pit oven, wet cloth
- aquarium substratessand, gravel, pebbles, aragonite, black sand
- hot stone massageheated rocks, massage oil
- rock artcave paintings, petroglyphs, pictographs, rock art, rock carvings
- cobblestone streetscobblestones, setts, granite blocks, flagstones, brick pavers