curbs
Street edge stones
Curbs is the plural of curb—the raised edge along a street separating roadway from sidewalk: Cars lined up along the curbs.
The verb sense also pluralizes: one curbs impulses, appetites, or excesses.
She curbs her spending during lean months.
In British English, the spelling is kerb for the concrete edge, while curb covers the restraint sense.
Edge channel for runoff
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- pavementHard road covering
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- drainageLiquid removal system
street · boulevard · avenue · lane · intersection · crosswalk · pathway · walkway
Roadside illumination fixture
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- pavementHard road covering
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
intersection · traffic · downtown · pedestrian · sidewalk · gutter · parking meter · fire hydrant
Limit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- checkOrder to pay
- controlAuthority to direct
regulation · containment · suppression · moderation · inhibition · dampening · curtailment · cap
gutter
Edge channel for runoff
drainage · street · boulevard · avenue · lane · intersection · crosswalk · pathway · walkway · tarmac
streetlight
Roadside illumination fixture
alley · intersection · traffic · downtown · pedestrian · sidewalk · gutter · parking meter · fire hydrant · bus stop
restriction
Limit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- checkOrder to pay
control · regulation · containment · suppression · moderation · inhibition · dampening · curtailment · cap · ceiling
border
Outer edge or limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
divider · separator · threshold · margin · fringe · brink · enclosure · fence · edging · delineation
- civil engineeringbridges, highways, tunnels, foundations, dams
- concrete productsconcrete blocks, concrete beams, concrete pipes, concrete tiles, concrete panels
- pavingbrick, bricks, asphalt, concrete, pavement
- Road Constructionasphalt, concrete, paving, cement, grading
- urban designcity planning, streetscape design, urban design, streetscapes, pedestrian zones
- constraintsconstraint, limits, restrictions, deadline, restraints
curbsencourages
Promotes confidence in others
promotes · facilitates · aids · assists · fosters
curbsunleashes
Releases from restraint
encourages · facilitates · enables · liberates · frees
curbsboosts
Increases or promotes
amplifies · intensifies · accelerates · heightens · magnifies
- kicks to the curbRejects abruptly and completely
- kicked to the curbCast aside abruptly
- curb appealProperty's visual attractiveness outside
- kicking to the curbForcefully ending a relationship
- curb serviceOrders delivered to parked vehicles
- curb cutSloped sidewalk-to-street transition