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Dictionary: home·bound1   (hōm'bound') pronunciation
adj.
Moving or traveling homeward.

[HOME + BOUND4.]


home·bound2 (hōm'bound') pronunciation
adj.
Restricted or confined to home: homebound invalids.

[HOME + BOUND3.]


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(hōm'bound')
adj.

Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: people who are confined to their homes


The adjective homebound has one meaning:

Meaning #1: confined usually by illness
  Synonyms: housebound, shut-in


 
 

 

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