boundary
The dividing line or location between two areas.
Noun 4 meanings
The dividing line or location between two areas.
The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
“I didn’t mean to push the boundaries by sending my boss a message on Saturday night.”
An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team.
“Travis hit a boundary to seal the match on the last ball of the over.”
Etymology
From bound + -ary. Semantically displaced native Old English mearc (“boundary, limit”) whence Modern English mark.
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BOUNDARY at a glance
BOUNDARY has 8 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (B 3 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + D 2 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,666 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with boundary
All rhymes- MILITARY13
- SECRETARY14
- NECESSARY14
- PRIMARY14
- LIBRARY12
- MARY9
- ANNIVERSARY17
- SECONDARY15
- CONTEMPORARY21
- TEMPORARY16
- ORDINARY12
- SCARY10
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