bounds

Speech parts

1. bounds - Noun

2. Bounds - Proper noun

Meaning

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bound boundary marge frontier ricochet area range field compass precinct selvage limit border edge extent

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Antonyms

plaza kern center infinity keystone centrum

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Hypernyms

extremity

Hyponyms

bourne frontier end surface compass mete

Phrases with the word

out of bounds leaps and bounds beyond the bounds of possibility keep within bounds move forward in leaps and bounds within the bounds of possibility

Examples

The person who loves God cannot help loving every man as himself, even though he is grieved by the passions of those who are not yet purified. But when they amend their lives, his delight is indescribable and knows no bounds. Maximus the Confessor

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. Alexander Hamilton

To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds. Petrarch

A woman's vengeance knows no bounds. German Proverb

He goes beyond the bounds. Latin Proverb

The sea of bitterness has no bounds - repent and the shore is near. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

boundling boundness boundrear grass Bounds Green boundstone boundure