Curb
(v. t.) To bend or curve |
Curb
(v. t.) To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb |
Curb
(v. t.) To furnish wich a curb, as a well |
Curb
(v. i.) To bend |
Curb
(n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues |
Curb
(n.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening |
Curb
(n.) A frame or wall round the mouth of a well |
Curb
(n.) A curbstone. |
Curb
(n.) 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. |
Curb roof
() A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination |
Cutting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cut |
Cutting
(n.) The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc. |
Cutting
(n.) Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant |
Cutting
(a.) Adapted to cut |
Cutting
(a.) Chilling |
Cutting
(a.) Severe |
Edge
(v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument |
Edge
(v. t.) Any sharp terminating border |
Edge
(v. t.) Sharpness |
Edge
(v. t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division |
Edge
(v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon |
Edge
(v. t.) To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. |
Edge
(v. t.) To furnish with a fringe or border |
Edge
(v. t.) To make sharp or keen, figuratively |
Edge
(v. t.) To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise |
Edge
(v. i.) To move sideways |
Edge
(v. i.) To sail close to the wind. |
Feather-edge/
(n.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster. |
Feather-edge/
(n.) Any thin, as on a board or a razor. |
Gilt-edge
(a.) Alt. of Gilt-edged |
Goloe-shoe
(n.) A galoche. |
Knife-edge
(n.) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction. |
Screw-cutting
(a.) Adapted for forming a screw by cutting |
Shoe
(n.) A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg. |
Shoe
(n.) Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. |
Shoe
(n.) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. |
Shoe
(n.) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. |
Shoe
(n.) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. |
Shoe
(n.) The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. |
Shoe
(n.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. |
Shoe
(n.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. |
Shoe
(n.) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill. |
Shoe
(n.) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. |
Shoe
(n.) An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. |
Shoe
(n.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment |
Shoe
(n.) To furnish with a shoe or shoes |
Shoe
(n.) To protect or ornament with something which serves the purpose of a shoe |
| curb service | service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles |
| cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
price cutting
price cut | cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
cut
cutting
cutting off | the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends, the barber gave him a good cut |
| cutting thinning | the act of diluting something, the cutting of whiskey with water, the thinning of paint with turpentine |
| cut cutting | the act of cutting something into parts, his cuts were skillful, his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess |
| cut cutting | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge, his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels |
abscission
cutting off | the act of cutting something off |
ablation
extirpation
cutting out
excision | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| cut cutting | the division of a deck of cards before dealing, he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal, the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual |
soft-shoe
soft-shoe shuffle
soft-shoe dancing | tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles |
shoemaking
shoe repairing
cobbling | the shoemaker's trade |
| carving cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape |
film editing
cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
bridle
check curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess, his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper |
American Stock Exchange
AMEX
Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
| baby shoe | a shoe designed to be worn by infants |
| bowling shoe | a special shoe worn when bowling |
brake shoe
shoe skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
brogan
brogue
clodhopper
work shoe | a thick and heavy shoe |
chopping board
cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut |
| collar shoe collar | the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot |
congress boot
congress shoe
congress gaiter | an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides |
curb
curbing
kerb | an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) |
| curb curb bit | a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse |
| curb market | a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange |
| curb roof | a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge |
cutter
cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
| cutting implement | a tool used for cutting or slicing |
| cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) |
deckle edge
deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
| edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
| edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something, the edge of the leaf is wavy, she sat on the edge of the bed, the water's edge |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
fore edge
foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
gym shoe
sneaker
tennis shoe | a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole |
horseshoe
shoe | U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof |
jodhpur jodhpur boot
jodhpur shoe | a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side |
knife edge
cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
| leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
| razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
| running shoe | a light comfortable shoe designed for running |
| sabot wooden shoe | a shoe carved from a single block of wood |
saddle oxford
saddle shoe | an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color |
| shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material |
| shoe | (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time |
| shoe bomb | an explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe |
shoelace
shoe lace
shoestring
shoe string | a lace used for fastening shoes |
shoe shop
shoe-shop
shoe store | a shop where shoes are sold |
| trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |