KERB

curb, curbing, kerb

(noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

kerb (plural kerbs)

(British, AU, NZ) The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.

A stone ring built to enclose and sometimes revet the cairn or barrow built over a chamber tomb.

Verb

kerb (third-person singular simple present kerbs, present participle kerbing, simple past and past participle kerbed)

(British, transitive) To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.

Anagrams

• Berk, berk, brek

Source: Wiktionary


Kerb, n.

Definition: See Curb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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