Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bound | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
resile | No | No | Yes | No |
bound (noun) | resile (noun) |
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a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards | |
the greatest possible degree of something | |
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | |
a line determining the limits of an area |
bound (adjective) | resile (adjective) |
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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) | resile (verb) |
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place limits on (extent or amount or access) | return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed |
spring back; spring away from an impact | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
move forward by leaps and bounds | spring back; spring away from an impact |
form the boundary of; be contiguous to | pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc. |