housebound
[ hous-bound ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd /
adjective
restricted to the house, as by bad weather or illness.
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Words nearby housebound
house-to-house, house-train, house-trained, house-warming, houseboat, housebound, houseboy, housebreak, housebreaker, housebreaking, housebroken
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British Dictionary definitions for housebound
housebound
/ (ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd) /
adjective
unable to leave one's house because of illness, injury, etc
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Medical definitions for housebound
housebound
[ hous′bound′ ]
adj.
Confined to one's home, as by illness.
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