frontier vs bound

bound vs frontier

frontier and bound both are nouns.

frontier is not an adjective while bound is an adjective.

frontier is not a verb while bound is a verb.

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

As nouns, bound is a hypernym of frontier; that is, bound is a word with a broader meaning than frontier:

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

Other hypernyms of frontier include boundary, bounds.

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

frontier (adjective)	bound (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

frontier (verb)	bound (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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