Housebound and Old

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Housebound

Housebound adjective - Confined usually by illness.
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Old and housebound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Housebound".

Old

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
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Housebound and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Housebound" instead an adjective "Old".
Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

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  • It's played with a bit: the narrator makes occasional references implying that he's writing as an old man, housebound by the ravages of age.
    Source: Framing Device aka: Framing Story
  • Vorpal Pillow Near the end of Dead Again, the detective is given the key to the murder mystery after talking to a housebound old woman.
    Source: Vorpal Pillow
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