Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Boun

Boun (�), a. [See Bound ready.] Ready; prepared; destined; tending. Chaucer.

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Boun (2)

Boun, v. t. To make or get ready. Sir W. Scott.

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Bounce

Bounce (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bounced (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bouncing (�).] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce, bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative or...

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Bounce (2)

Bounce, v. t. 1. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump; to thump. Swift.2. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.3. To eject violently, as from a ...

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Bounce (3)

Bounce (�), n.1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.The bounce burst open the door.Dryden.3. An explosion, or the noise of one....

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Bounce (4)

Bounce, adv. With a sudden leap; suddenly.This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me.Bickerstaff.

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Bouncer

Boun″cer (�), n. 1. One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much noise in moving.2. A boaster; a bully. Johnson.3. A bold lie; also, a liar. Marryat.4. Something big; a...

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Bouncing

Boun″cing (�), a. 1. Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.Many tall and bouncing young ladies.Thackeray.2. Excessive; big. “A bouncing reckoning.” B. & Fl.Bouncing Bet(Bot.), ...

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Bouncingly

Boun″cing‐ly, adv. With a bounce.

4222

Bound

Bound (�), n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde, bodne, F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod, a tuft...

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Bound (2)

Bound, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Bounding.]1. To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of extension of; — said of natural or of moral objects; to lie a...

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Bound (3)

Bound, v. i. [F. bondir to leap, OF. bondir, bundir, to leap, resound, fr. L. bombitare to buzz, hum, fr. bombus a humming, buzzing. See Bomb.]1. To move with a sudden spring or...

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Bound (4)

Bound, v. t. 1. To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse. Shak.2. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as, to bound a ball on the floor.

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Bound (5)

Bound, n. 1. A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.A bound of graceful hardihood.Wordsworth.2. Rebound; as, the bound of a ball. Johnson.3. (Dancing) Spring from one foot to the other.

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Bound (6)

Bound, imp. & p. p. of Bind.

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Bound (7)

Bound, p. p. & a. 1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.3. Under legal or moral restraint or obligatio...

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Bound (8)

Bound, a. [Past p. of OE. bounen to prepare, fr. boun ready, prepared, fr. Icel. būinn, p. p. of būa to dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower. See Bond, a., and cf. Busk, v....

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Boundary

Bound″a‐ry (�), n.; pl.Boundaries (�) [From Bound a limit; cf. LL. bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.] That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound,...

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Bounden

Bound″en (�), p. p & a. [Old. p. p. of bind.]1. Bound; fastened by bonds.2. Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden.This holy word, that teacheth us tr...

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Bounder

Bound″er (bound″ẽr), n. One who, or that which, limits; a boundary. Sir T. Herbert.

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Bounding

Bound″ing, a. Moving with a bound or bounds.The bounding pulse, the languid limb.Montgomery.

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Boundless

Bound″less, a. Without bounds or confines; illimitable; vast; unlimited. “The boundless sky.” Bryant. “The boundless ocean.” Dryden. “Boundless rapacity.” “Boundless prospect of...

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Bounteous

Boun″te‐ous (�), a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bo...

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Bountiful

Boun″ti‐ful (�), a.1. Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.God, the bountiful Author of our being.Locke.2. Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.S...

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Bountihead

{ Boun″ti‐head (�), Boun″ty‐hood (�), } n. Goodness; generosity. Spenser.

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Bounty

Boun″ty, n.; pl.Bounties (�). [OE. bounte goodness, kindness, F. bonté, fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.]1. Goodness, kindness; v...

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Bouquet

Bou‐quet″ (�), n. [F. bouquet bunch, bunch of flowers, trees, feathers, for bousquet, bosquet, thicket, a little wood, dim. of LL. boscus. See Bush thicket, and cf. Bosket, Busk...