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Housebound

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confinedNot free to move.
homeboundConfined to one's home, unable to leave it for some reason.
shut-innounA person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.

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shut-innounA person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.
homeboundnounConfined to one's home, unable to leave it for some reason.
confinedNot free to move.
bedriddenConfined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
bedboundnounUnable to leave one's bed for some reason.
chairboundnounUnable to leave one's chair, or confined to a wheelchair
couchboundConfined to a couch, or refusing to move from it.
bedfastUnable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.
laid upUnable to move about normally due to illness or injury, especially when confined to bed.
boatboundRestricted to a boat, unable to leave it.
wheelchairboundnounConfined to a wheelchair.
earthboundnounConfined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
bed-fastnounAlternative spelling of bedfast. [Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.]
shipboundnounin a ship; especially, being bound there, unable to leave.
groundedverb(of a person) With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
hamletedConfined to a hamlet.
chairfastnounUnable to leave one's chair, for some reason.
wheelchairedConfined to a wheelchair.
deskboundnoun(of an employee) Whose work confines him or her to a desk.
winter-boundHampered, curtailed, or trapped by winter weather.

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