bell notificationshomepageloginedit profileclubsdmBox

Search word meanings:

Word Meanings - BOUNDARY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit. But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries of the skies. N. Cotton. That bright and tranquil

Additional info about word: BOUNDARY

That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit. But still his native country lies Beyond the boundaries of the skies. N. Cotton. That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth and Meath. Macaulay. Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our thoughts. Locke. Syn. -- Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge; confines; precinct. Bound, Boundary. Boundary, in its original and strictest sense, is a visible object or mark indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of BOUNDARY)

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of BOUNDARY)

Related words: (words related to BOUNDARY)

  • FENCE MONTH
    the month in which female deer are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. Bullokar. -- Fence roof, a covering for defense. "They fitted their shields close to one another in manner of a fence roof." Holland. Fence time, the breeding time of fish or
  • VERGER
    One who carries a verge, or emblem of office. Specifically: -- An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc. Strype. The official who takes care of the interior of a church building.
  • CIRCLED
    Having the form of a circle; round. "Monthly changes in her circled orb." Shak.
  • FIELD
    The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented as gules , while the fess is argent . 6. An unresticted or favorable opportunity
  • MARGINALIA
    Marginal notes.
  • CONFINER
    One who, or that which, limits or restrains.
  • FIELDING
    The act of playing as a fielder.
  • REVERT
    To change back. See Revert, v. i. To revert a series , to treat a series, as y = a + bx + cx2 + etc., where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x, so as to find therefrom the second variable x, expressed in a series arranged
  • LIMITARIAN
    Tending to limit.
  • LIMITIVE
    Involving a limit; as, a limitive law, one designed to limit existing powers.
  • LIMITABLE
    Capable of being limited.
  • MARGINALLY
    In the margin of a book.
  • FENCER
    One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of fencing with sword or foil. As blunt as the fencer's foils. Shak.
  • CIRCUITOUS
    Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accompalishing an end. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ness, n. Syn. -- Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.
  • EDGELESS
    Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless sword or weapon.
  • MARGINAL
    1. Of or pertaining to a margin. 2. Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss.
  • DEPARTURE
    The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another. Bouvier. (more info) 1. Division; separation; putting away. No other remedy . . . but absolute departure. Milton.
  • CLOSEHANDED
    Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. -- Close"hand`ed*ness, n.
  • DEPARTMENT
    1. Act of departing; departure. Sudden departments from one extreme to another. Wotton. 2. A part, portion, or subdivision. 3. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed sphere or walk; province. Superior to Pope in Pope's
  • ENCLOSURE
    Inclosure. See Inclosure. Note: The words enclose and enclosure are written indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or inclosure.
  • SAFE-CONDUCT
    That which gives a safe, passage; either a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country, or a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety. Shak.
  • PREKNOWLEDGE
    Prior knowledge.
  • HOMEFIELD
    Afield adjacent to its owner's home. Hawthorne.
  • LEDGEMENT
    See LEDGMENT
  • WEDGY
    Like a wedge; wedge-shaped.
  • UNLIMITED
    1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an unlimited expanse of ocean. 2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms. "Nothing doth more prevail than unlimited generalities." Hooker. 3. Unconfined; not
  • UNCLOSE
    1. To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes. 2. To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.
  • ENCLOSE
    To inclose. See Inclose.
  • DEFENCE
    See DEFENSE
  • LEADING EDGE
    same as Advancing edge, above.
  • PARCLOSE
    A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church. Hook.
  • IMBORDER
    To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of. Milton.

 

Back to top