curbing
Keeping in check
Curbing is the present participle and gerund of curb, meaning restraining or keeping in check: curbing inflation, curbing your enthusiasm.
As a noun, curbing refers to the material forming a curb—the raised edge along a street or path: The contractor installed new curbing along the driveway.
Authority to direct
- restrictionLimit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- moderationAvoidance of excess
suppression · checking · regulation · constraint · inhibition · tempering · mitigation · deterrence
Roadside stone boundary
- curbstoneStreet-edge paving block
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- pavementHard road covering
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
roadside · drainage · concrete · asphalt · street · pathway · boulevard · avenue
Outlaying of funds
- pricesAmounts charged for goods
- costsAmounts required to pay
- budgetPlan for spending
- deficitAmount still owed
debt · borrowing · interest rates · monetary policy · fiscal · austerity · tightening · stabilization
Environmental harm from waste
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
- exhaustUse up entirely
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
environmental · sustainability · regulations · standards · reduction · footprint · climate · industrial
Need for nourishment
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- desireIntense wanting
- urgesStrong inner drives
- impulsesSudden inclinations to act
temptation · indulgence · overeating · portion · satiety · willpower · self-control · snacking
control
Authority to direct
- restrictionLimit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
moderation · suppression · checking · regulation · constraint · inhibition · tempering · mitigation · deterrence · reduction
kerb
Roadside stone boundary
sidewalk · roadside · drainage · concrete · asphalt · street · pathway · boulevard · avenue · granite
spending
Outlaying of funds
deficit · debt · borrowing · interest rates · monetary policy · fiscal · austerity · tightening · stabilization · recession
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
- exhaustUse up entirely
smog · environmental · sustainability · regulations · standards · reduction · footprint · climate · industrial
hunger
Need for nourishment
impulses · temptation · indulgence · overeating · portion · satiety · willpower · self-control · snacking
- reducingshrinking, lessening, diminishing, decreasing, cutting back
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, shackling
- grave markersheadstone, gravestone, tombstone, grave marker, footstone
- hardscapepatio, walkway, driveway, pathway, sidewalk
- hardscapingpavers, patios, retaining walls, walkways, driveways
- pavingbrick, bricks, asphalt, concrete, pavement
curbingencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
facilitating · enabling · permitting · allowing · promoting
curbingunleashing
Setting free forcefully
releasing · freeing · liberating · letting loose · unshackling
curbingunleashing
Setting free forcefully
amplifying · intensifying · accelerating · expanding · boosting