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— English words —

• curb n. (American spelling, Canadian spelling) A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia…
• curb n. A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
• curb n. Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
• curb n. A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by…
• curb n. (North America) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system…
• curb n. A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint…
• curb v. (Transitive) To check, restrain or control.
• curb v. (Transitive) To rein in.
• curb v. (Transitive) To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
• curb v. (Transitive, slang) Ellipsis of curb stomp.
• curb v. (Transitive) To bring to a stop beside a curb.
• curb v. (Transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
• curb v. (Transitive) To bend or curve.
• curb v. (Intransitive) To crouch; to cringe.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Romanian
  • curb adj. Curve.

— English words, defined in German —

• curb S. Beschränkung, Einschränkung.
• curb S. Bordstein.
• curb S. Zaumzeug (Pferd).

— English words, defined in French —

• curb n. Bordure du trottoir.
• curb v. Retenir, réprimer, ralentir.

90 English words from 15 English definitions

action airport along America American amplifies Australia back bank behind bend beside bit bordering bring bring␣to Canadian check checks concrete control covered cringe crouch curb curb␣stomp curve damage dome driving earth edge Ellipsis enclosed eye for furnish has hind hind␣leg hock horse into Intransitive joint just kerb leg lowest margin mouth North North␣America of␣a on␣the over part partially pavement pressure raised rein rein␣in restrain restrains restraint riding road running sidewalk slang something spelling stomp stop strengthening such such␣as swelling system terminal that the tires Transitive vehicle well wheels which with

2 English words from 5 foreign definitions

Bordure trottoir

8 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

Beschränkung Bordstein Einschränkung Pferd ralentir réprimer Retenir Zaumzeug

55 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

curbs curby curbed curber Curbow curb-bit curb␣bit curb␣cut Curbelo curbers curbing Curbows curbable curb␣bits curb␣cuts Curbelos curbings curbless curblike curb␣roof curbside curb␣chain curb␣roofs curbsider curbsides curbstomp curb␣stomp curbstone curb␣strip curb-appeal curb␣appeal curb␣chains curb␣market curb␣number curbsiders curbstomps curb␣stomps curbstoned curbstoner curbstones curb␣strips curb␣weight curb␣crawler curb␣service curbstomped curb␣stomped curbstoners curb␣weights curb␣crawlers curbstomping curb␣stomping +4 words

21 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

uncurbs cucurbit uncurbed cucurbita cucurbite cucurbits roof␣curbs cucurbital cucurbitas cucurbites uncurbable cucurbitane cucurbitine cucurbitoid cucurbitacin cucurbitanes cucurbituril trading␣curbs cucurbitacins cucurbiturils cucurbitaceous

9 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

uncurb roof␣curb turtle␣curb bite␣the␣curb trading␣curb kick␣to␣the␣curb kicks␣to␣the␣curb kicked␣to␣the␣curb kicking␣to␣the␣curb

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cur

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

bru Bru ruc RUC

15 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Baruc bruce Bruce BRUCE bruck Bruck Burch Burco courb crumb Crumb cuber curbs curby scrub

25 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

BCR BRC bru Bru BUC bur Bur bur- CBR CRB cru Cru CRU cub Cub CUB cur RBC RCB rub RUB ruc RUC UBC UCB

21 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

burb 'burb carb carb- CERB corb Cumb Cumb. Cura curd Curd cure Cure curf curl Curl curr Curr curs curt Curt

5 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

CRB cub Cub CUB cur

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

courb

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