Curb and kerb are two spellings of a term that denotes the same physical feature: the edged boundary between a road and a sidewalk. The primary difference lies in their regional use, …

Mar 28, 2024 · In American English, “curb” refers to the edge of the sidewalk (or pavement) that separates it from the street. It’s where pedestrians walk alongside cars but on a raised surface …

You aren’t likely to come across the word very often in the U.S., but you may sometimes see kerb in communications from the United Kingdom, where it is the preferred spelling of the same …

restrain, check, curb, bridle mean to hold back from or control in doing something. restrain suggests holding back by force or persuasion from acting or from going to extremes. check …

Oct 29, 2022 · Both kerb and curb sound the same, but their meanings differ. Kerb means the raised portion of pavement on the road and it separates the road from the pavement used for …

For the feature dividing streets from sidewalks, curb is the preferred spelling in the U.S. and Canada, and kerb is preferred outside North America. But everyone uses curb as the word …

A concrete kerb slab marked the lowest front door as well as the foot of an exterior stair.

"Curb" and "kerb" are easy to confuse. In the US, the "curb" is the stone edging of the sidewalk. In the UK (and outside North America), where the sidewalk is called the pavement, the spelling is …

Jun 10, 2025 · Curb is also the American spelling of the noun kerb. There is no difference in pronunciation. The kerb is the raised edge between a pavement and a road.

May 26, 2025 · kerb (plural kerbs) (British, Australia, New Zealand) The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of …