Bound and Set

Bound

Bound adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.

Usage example: I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30

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Set and bound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead the word "Bound" as a verb or an adjective.

Set adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.

Usage example: that rock is really set in the hillside

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Bound and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bound" instead the word "Set" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: setup, setting

good	good bound	good set
normal	normal bound	normal set
single	single bound	single set
small	small bound	small set
Other adjectives: powerful, big, wrong, strict, final, next, alternate.

Instead, the forces at work are more intangible and not bound to a set of characters.

Source: No Antagonist
Bound and Gagged: Zodiac's 3rd set of victims (his second on-screen set) end up like this.

Source: Film / Zodiac
Disability Superpower: One wheelchair-bound man joins the volunteer zombie defense patrols that are set up in neighborhoods once the initial panic wears down crawling zombies trying to attack him from behind get his (perfectly mundane) wheelchair instead of his legs.

Source: Literature / World War Z

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