bound vs frontier

frontier vs bound

bound and frontier both are nouns.

bound is an adjective but frontier is not an adjective.

bound is a verb but frontier is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bound	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
frontier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, frontier is a hyponym of bound; that is, frontier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bound:

bound: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
frontier: an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary

Other hyponyms of bound include hairline, heliopause, border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete, bourn, bourne, district line, county line, city line, border, edge, end, demarcation, demarcation line, limit, lineation, outline, surface, shoreline.

bound (noun)	frontier (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
the greatest possible degree of something	a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something	an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
a line determining the limits of an area

bound (adjective)	frontier (adjective)
confined by bonds
secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
confined in the bowels
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'
bound by an oath
covered or wrapped with a bandage
bound by contract
(usually followed by `to') governed by fate

bound (verb)	frontier (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
spring back; spring away from an impact
move forward by leaps and bounds
form the boundary of; be contiguous to

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