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Term: housebound

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Unable to leave one's house, typically due to illness, disability, or other limiting factors.

Sample Sentence 1: She has been housebound ever since she injured her leg in an accident.

Sample Sentence 2: The housebound elderly often rely on home healthcare services for their daily needs.

Sense 2:

Restricted, limited, or confined within the boundaries of a house or home.

Sample Sentence 1: The housebound cat spends most of its time playing around the living room.

Sample Sentence 2: During the lockdown, people became housebound and had to find ways to entertain themselves at home.

Sense 3:

Pertaining to or characteristic of a local area or community.

Sample Sentence 1: The festival showcased the housebound traditions of the small town.

Sample Sentence 2: The new TV series explores the ups and downs of a housebound community in a remote village.

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