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bound

46 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) bound (adjective)
  2. 2) bound (noun)
  3. 3) bound
  4. 4) bound (verb)
  5. 5) bound (adjective)
  6. 6) bound (noun)
  7. 7) bound (verb)
  8. bind (verb)
  9. bound bailiff (noun)
  10. bound charge (noun)
  11. bound up (adjective)
  12. bound variable (noun)
  13. bound water (noun)
  14. air-bound (adjective)
  15. case-bound (adjective)
  16. crop-bound (adjective)
  17. crop-bound (noun)
  18. culture-bound (adjective)
  19. egg-bound (adjective)
  20. egg-bound (noun)
  21. fardel-bound (adjective)
  22. full-bound (adjective)
  23. half-bound (adjective)
  24. maw-bound (adjective)
  25. moss-bound (adjective)
  26. muscle-bound (adjective)
  27. outward-bound (adjective)
  28. pot-bound (adjective)
  29. quarter-bound (adjective)
  30. rim-bound (adjective)

1bound

adj \ˈbau̇nd\

Definition of BOUND

1
archaic : ready
2
: intending to go : going <bound for home> <college-bound>

Origin of BOUND

Middle English boun, from Old Norse būinn, past participle of būa to dwell, prepare; akin to Old High German būan to dwell — more at bower
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with BOUND

crowned, found, ground, hound, mound, pound, round, sound, stound, swound, wound

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