curb·stone

(kûrb′stōn′)

A stone or row of stones that constitutes a curb.

adj.

Untrained or unsophisticated; amateurish: a curbstone commentator.

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curbstone

(ˈkɜːbˌstəʊn)

(Building) the US spelling of kerbstone

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curb•stone

(ˈkɜrbˌstoʊn)

n.

one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.

[1785–95]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

curbstone - a paving stone forming part of a curb

kerbstone

curb, curbing, kerb - an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

paving stone - a stone used for paving

Translations

حَجر من حافّة الرّصيف

obrubník

kantsten

gangstéttarbrún

curb

(kəːb) noun

1. something which restrains or controls. We'll have to put a curb on his enthusiasm.

2. (American) a kerb.

verb

to hold back, restrain or control. You must curb your spending.

ˈcurbstone noun

(American) a kerbstone.

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