Word Meanings - SPELLBOUND - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Bound by, or as by, a spell.

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• BOUNDLESS
  Without bounds or confines; illimitable; vast; unlimited. "The boundless sky." Bryant. "The boundless ocean." Dryden. "Boundless rapacity." "Boundless prospect of gain." Macaulay. Syn. -- Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable; infinite.
• SPELLBIND
  To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a political campaign. - - Spell"bind`er , n.
• SPELLFUL
  Abounding in spells, or charms. Here, while his eyes the learned leaves peruse, Each spellful mystery explained he views. Hoole.
• BOUNDING
  Moving with a bound or bounds. The bounding pulse, the languid limb. Montgomery.
• SPELLER
  1. One who spells. 2. A spelling book.
• SPELLBOUND
  Bound by, or as by, a spell.
• SPELLWORK
  Power or effect of magic; that which is wrought by magic; enchantment. Like those Peri isles of light That hang by spellwork in the air. Moore.
• SPELLING
  The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.
• SPELLKEN
  A theater. Byron.
• BOUNDEN
  1. Bound; fastened by bonds. 2. Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged; beholden. This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden duty toward our Lord God in every point. Ridley. 3. Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding.
• SPELL
  A spelk, or splinter. Holland. (more info) akin to D. speld a pin, OD. spelle, G. spalten to split, OHG. spaltan, MHG. spelte a splinter, Icel. spjald a square tablet, Goth. spilda a writing tablet. Cf. Spillsplinter, roll of paper, Spell to
• SPELLABLE
  Capable of being spelt. Carlyle.
• 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
• BOUNDER
  One who, or that which, limits; a boundary. Sir T. Herbert.
• BOUND
  The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or within which something is limited or restrained; limit; confine; extent; boundary. He hath compassed the waters with bounds. Job
• HOME-BOUND
  Kept at home.
• OUTBOUND
  Outward bound. Dryden.
• UNBOUND
  imp. & p. p. of Unbind.
• RESPELL
  To spell again.
• UNBOUNDED
  Having no bound or limit; as, unbounded space; an, unbounded ambition. Addison. -- Un*bound"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*bound"ed*ness, n.
• SURREBOUND
  To give back echoes; to reëcho. Chapman.
• REBOUND
  1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or reverberated by elastic force on collision with another body; as, a rebounding echo. Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another.
• OUTBOUNDS
  The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries. Spenser.
• WINDBOUND
  prevented from sailing, by a contrary wind. See Weatherbound.
• SNOW-BOUND
  Enveloped in, or confined by, snow. Whittier.
• ABOUND
  1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful. The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe. Chambers. Where sin abounded grace did much more abound. Rom. v. 20. 2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed
• OVERABOUND
  To be exceedingly plenty or superabundant. Pope.
• BROWBOUND
  Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem. Shak.
• HALF-BOUND
  Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book.