blurb | (noun) a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) | Synonyms: endorsement, indorsement |
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curb | (noun) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | Synonyms: bridle, check |
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(noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | Synonyms: curbing, kerb |
(noun) a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse | Synonyms: curb bit |
(verb) place restrictions on | Synonyms: curtail, cut back, restrict |
(verb) keep to the curb | - |
(verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | Synonyms: check, contain, control, hold, hold in, moderate |
disturb | (verb) destroy the peace or tranquility of | Synonyms: interrupt |
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(verb) damage as if by shaking or jarring | - |
(verb) tamper with | Synonyms: touch |
(verb) change the arrangement or position of | Synonyms: agitate, commove, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex |
(verb) move deeply | Synonyms: trouble, upset |
perturb | (verb) throw into great confusion or disorder | Synonyms: derange, throw out of kilter |
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(verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | Synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, trouble, unhinge |
(verb) cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull | - |
(verb) disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom | - |
suburb | (noun) a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | Synonyms: suburban area, suburbia |
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