Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Restricted to one's home, as by physical infirmity.

More definitions
  • confined usually by illness

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Mary delivers groceries to housebound people.

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Origin

From house + bound.

From house + bound.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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