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Word entry · 5 letters

bound

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"Tied up"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbaʊ̯nd/Part of speech noun, verb, adjectiveSorted bdnouStarts with BEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
1B2O3U4N5D

Definitions

  1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

Word origin

From Middle English bound, bund (preterite) and bounden, bunden, ibunden, ȝebunden (past participle), from Old English bund- and bunden, ġebunden respectively. See bind.

Used in a sentence

  • I bound the splint to my leg.
  • I had bound the splint with duct tape.
  • The maidens have bound silver snoods about their hair, with gold spangles, and pendent flames (Flammen), that is, sparkling hair-drops : but of their mother's headgear who shall speak?

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Tied up5 letters
02Tied or destined5 letters

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