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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. people who are confined to their homes;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. confined usually by illness;
[syn: homebound, housebound, shut-in]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

homebound \home"bound`\, home-bound \home"-bound`\, a.
   Kept at home, usually due to illness; same as housebound.

   Syn: housebound, shut-in.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

homebound
    adj 1: confined usually by illness [syn: homebound,
           housebound, shut-in]
    n 1: people who are confined to their homes