Lexicon: bound – Bourbon

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bound, verbal adj. [see bind, v.]

boundary (boundaries), n. [OFr < L. 'stream'.]

  1. Border; limit; perimeter; circuit; circumference; property line; natural domain; authorized territory; legal sphere of activity; [fig.] constraint; limitation; restriction.
  2. Quantity; measure; large amount; great capacity; specific experience.
  3. Domain; realm; stewardship; appointed sphere; area of influence; ability to communicate with; [fig.] mortality; life on earth.

boundless, adj. [see boundary, n.]

  1. Free; ample; roomy; limitless; spacious; abundant; unrestricted; [fig.] epic; heroic; oceanic.
  2. Vast; immense; seemingly endless; [fig.] timeless; infinite; eternal.

boundlessness, n. [see boundary, n.]

Space; vastness; extremity; immensity; lack of confines; unrestricted domains; freedom to go anywhere; beyond circumference.

bounteous, adv. [see bounty, n.] (webplay: nature).

Amply; charitably; kindly; freely; generously; liberally; plentifully; abundantly.

bountiful, adj. [see bounty, n.]

Abundant; rich; plentiful; luxurious; [fig.] timeless; infinite; eternal.

bountiful, adv. [see bountiful, adj.]

Fully; richly; favorably; generously; liberally; plentifully; brilliantly; iridescently; with fluorescence; like a rainbow; [fig.] divinely; blessedly; inspirationally; like a dream; with a promise; [word play] beautiful.

bounty, n. [OFr < L. bonitāt-em, goodness.] (webplay: good, service).

  1. Abundance; plenty; profusion; prosperity; affluence; surplus; wealth; providence; [fig.] friendship; companionship; (see 1 Kings 10:13).
  2. Alm; donation; contribution; generous gift; [fig.] meal; bite to eat; (see 2 Corinthians 9:5).
  3. Blessing; boon; fulfillment.
  4. Harvest; nourishment; feast; sustenance; cornucopia.

bouquet (boquet), n. [Fr. 'little wood', 'bush'.]

  1. Bunch of flowers; floral arrangement; display of blooms; [fig.] experience; destiny; chronology; range of events.
  2. Garden party; nature scene; field of blossoms; [fig.] rainbow; sunset; panorama.
  3. Nosegay; posy; corsage; [fig.] reverence; veneration; compliment; courtly offering; [metaphor] fascicle; chapbook; packet of poetry.
  4. Revelation; inspiration; poetry; anthology; collection of insights; [sound play /bo:ke:/] booklet; little book.

Bourbon, n. [Fr. Bourbon l'Archambault, town in central France.]

Aristocrat; monarch; ruler; royal person; member of a noble family.