UPBOUND

upbound

(adjective) heading in any direction that is conventionally up; “upbound shipping lanes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

upbound (not comparable)

Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

Adverb

upbound (comparative more upbound, superlative most upbound)

Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream

Anagrams

• bound up

Source: Wiktionary


UPBIND

Up*bind", v. t.

Definition: To bind up. [R.] Collins.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 May 2025

AIR

(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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