curb
Roadway's raised border
A curb is the raised edge along a street, separating roadway from sidewalk.
By extension, curb means any restraint or check: curbs on spending, curb your enthusiasm.
To curb something is to hold it back or keep it in check: She curbed her temper.
To kick someone to the curb is to reject or discard them.
Paved pedestrian pathway
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- pavementHard road covering
- curbstoneStreet-edge paving block
- streetPublic urban roadway
roadway · drainage · concrete · asphalt · pedestrian · crosswalk · parking · manhole
Order to pay
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- restrictTo impose limits upon
- containHold within limits
- constrainTo limit or restrict
suppress · control · moderate · temper · hold back · bridle · subdue · repress
Covering for top
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- restrictionLimit on action
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
boundary · quota · threshold · maximum · cutoff · bound · control · regulation
Street-edge paving block
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- tradingExchanging for value
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- unlistedNot in any registry
over-the-counter · securities · stocks · informal · dealing · speculation
Small amount or portion
- snaffleJointed mouth bit
- WeymouthSouthern English resort
- shankLower leg segment
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
port · mouthpiece · dressage · collection · contact
sidewalk
Paved pedestrian pathway
street · roadway · drainage · concrete · asphalt · pedestrian · crosswalk · parking · manhole · pothole
check
Order to pay
constrain · suppress · control · moderate · temper · hold back · bridle · subdue · repress · dampen
cap
Covering for top
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- restrictionLimit on action
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
limitation · boundary · quota · threshold · maximum · cutoff · bound · control · regulation · moratorium
curbstone
Street-edge paving block
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- tradingExchanging for value
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
unlisted · over-the-counter · securities · stocks · informal · dealing · speculation
bit
Small amount or portion
leverage · port · mouthpiece · dressage · collection · contact
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- paved surfacespavement, asphalt, concrete, tarmac, blacktop
- pedestrian spacespedestrian zone, pedestrian mall, sidewalk, footpath, pedestrian plaza
- spellingscolour, color, favour, favor, honour
- streetsstreet, road, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement
- flatten the curveSpread outbreak over longer period
- learning curveRate of skill acquisition
- curve ballPitch with spin-induced arc
- kicks to the curbRejects abruptly and completely
- kicked to the curbCast aside abruptly
- bell curveNormal distribution's shape
curve, curbs, curbed, curbing, curvature, curbside, curvaceous, uncurbed, curbstones