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Is curb a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word curb is a Scrabble US word. The word curb is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is curb a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word curb is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

C3U1R1B3

Is curb a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word curb is a Words With Friends word. The word curb is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4U2R1B4

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4-letter words (1 found)

CURB,

3-letter words (8 found)

BRU,BUR,CRU,CUB,CUR,RUB,RUC,URB,

2-letter words (1 found)

UR,

You can make 10 words from curb according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of curb

curb ucrb crub rcub urcb rucb cubr ucbr cbur bcur ubcr bucr crbu rcbu cbru bcru rbcu brcu urbc rubc ubrc burc rbuc bruc

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Definitions and meaning of curb

curb

Alternative forms

  • kerb (British) (noun, and verb senses 3, 4 and 5 only)
  • kirb

Etymology

From Middle French courbe (“curve, curved object”), from Latin curvus (“bent, crooked, curved”). Doublet of curve.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /kɝb/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɜːb/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b
  • Homophones: kerb, kirb

Noun

curb (plural curbs)

  1. (American spelling, Canadian spelling) A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
  2. A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
  3. Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
  4. A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.
  5. (Canada, US) A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
  6. A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.

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Verb

curb (third-person singular simple present curbs, present participle curbing, simple past and past participle curbed)

  1. (transitive) To check, restrain or control.
    Synonyms: behedge, curtail, limit; see also Thesaurus:curb
  2. (transitive) To rein in.
  3. (transitive) To furnish with a curb, as a well; to restrain by a curb, as a bank of earth.
  4. (transitive, slang) Ellipsis of curb stomp.
  5. (transitive) To bring to a stop beside a curb.
  6. (transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.
  7. (transitive) To bend or curve.
    Synonyms: bow, flex, incurvate; see also Thesaurus:bend
  8. (intransitive) To crouch; to cringe.
    Synonyms: bend, fawn, stoop

Translations

Related terms

  • curby
  • curvature
  • curve
  • curvy

Further reading

  • “curb”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “curb”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “curb”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French courbe.

Adjective

curb m or n (feminine singular curbă, masculine plural curbi, feminine and neuter plural curbe)

  1. curve

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org