boundary
English
/ˈbaʊndɹi/, /ˈbaʊndəɹi/
noun
Definitions
- The dividing line or location between two areas.
- (figurative) The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond.
- (cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
- (cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
- (topology) (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set , not belonging to the interior of that set.
Etymology
Suffix from English bound (tied, connected, destined to).
Origin
English
bound
Gloss
tied, connected, destined to
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antibound English
- barkbound English
- beachbound English
- bedbound English
- bound English
- boundaried English
- boundariless English
- boundarilessness English
- boundaryless English
- boundarylessness English
- bounden English
- bounder English
- boundest English
- boundeth English
- boundless English
- boundling English
- boundness English
- boundstone English
- brassbound English
- browbound English
- calfbound English
- casebound English
- cellbound English
- chairbound English
- citybound English
- cliffbound English
- clothbound English
- coastbound English
- coboundary English
- collegebound English
- couchbound English
- cropbound English
- data-bound English
- deathbound English
- deskbound English
- disbound English
- downbound English
- dreambound English
- dutybound English
- earthbound English
- eastbound English
- egg-bound English
- firbound English
- fluid-bound English
- fogbound English
- footbound English
- frostbound English
- full-bound English
- goalbound English
- half-bound English
- handbound English
- hardbound English
- hellbound English
- hidebound English
- homebound English
- hoofbound English
- horsebound English
- housebound English
- icebound English
- imbound English
- inbound English
- ironbound English
- isoboundary English
- kneebound English
- landbound English
- leatherbound English
- musclebound English
- nonbound English
- northbound English
- oathbound English
- outbound English
- overbound English
- paperbound English
- platebound English
- pot-bound English
- prebound English
- printbound English
- quasibound English
- railbound English
- rangebound English
- rockbound English
- rootbound English
- rulebound English
- scalebound English
- screenbound English
- seabound English
- shipbound English
- shorebound English
- skinbound English
- skybound English
- sleepbound English
- snowbound English
- softbound English
- southbound English
- spellbound English
- spiralbound English
- stagebound English
- stormbound English
- strikebound English
- timebound English
- traditionbound English
- transboundary English
- treebound English
- underbound English
- upbound English
- weatherbound English
- westbound English
- wheelchairbound English
- windbound English
- wirebound English
- worldbound English
- bound Middle English
- బౌండరీ Telugu
- bound
- bounder
- bounden
- inbound
- upbound
- imbound
- skybound
- boundest
- prebound
- nonbound
- seabound
- firbound
- outbound
- icebound
- bedbound
- boundeth
- disbound
- fogbound
- westbound
- ironbound
- softbound
- homebound
- rootbound
- hidebound
- treebound
- shipbound
- downbound
- egg-bound
- kneebound
- hardbound
- antibound
- dutybound
- calfbound
- footbound
- windbound
- cellbound
- rulebound
- oathbound
- handbound
- citybound
- wirebound
- pot-bound
- boundling
- goalbound
- barkbound
- hoofbound
- deskbound
- landbound
- boundness
- skinbound
- cropbound
- casebound
- snowbound
- rockbound
- browbound
- timebound
- boundless
- overbound
- eastbound
- railbound
- hellbound
- worldbound
- scalebound
- stagebound
- shorebound
- beachbound
- coboundary
- housebound
- coastbound
- data-bound
- printbound
- full-bound
- cliffbound
- boundstone
- underbound
- deathbound
- boundaried
- stormbound
- couchbound
- platebound
- northbound
- southbound
- horsebound
- quasibound
- dreambound
- spellbound
- sleepbound
- frostbound
- paperbound
- rangebound
- half-bound
- chairbound
- clothbound
- brassbound
- earthbound
- isoboundary
- fluid-bound
- screenbound
- musclebound
- strikebound
- spiralbound
- weatherbound
- boundaryless
- collegebound
- leatherbound
- boundariless
- transboundary
- traditionbound
- wheelchairbound
- boundarilessness
- boundarylessness