Word

boundary, n.
(boundaries)
freq. cnt. 6

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

bound boundary bounds

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

hairline frontier heliopause border, boundary line, borderline, delimitation, mete bourn, bourne district line county line city line edge, border end demarcation, limit, demarcation line outline, lineation surface shoreline

hypernym

instance hyponym

Rubicon Mohorovicic discontinuity, Moho

a line determining the limits of an area
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

bound boundary edge

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

rim margin, border, perimeter fringe, periphery, outer boundary brink, verge, threshold upper bound lower bound thalweg

the greatest possible degree of something
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 24

bound boundary limit

sample sentences

"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"
"to the limit of his ability"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

limit limit limit

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

knife-edge starkness, absoluteness, utterness thermal barrier, heat barrier utmost, maximum, uttermost, level best verge, brink