Bounds

//baʊndz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of bound form-of, plural

    "“Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it.[…]”"

  2. 2
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of bound form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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borderboundboundaryboundarycircumferencecircumscription

Antonyms

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leap

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"Progress in medicine is going ahead by leaps and bounds."

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