bound form

noun

1. a linguistic form that never occurs by itself but always as part of some larger construction, as -ed in seated. Compare free form ( def 2 ).

Example Sentences

Shigeyoshi Otosaka, an oceanographer and marine chemist at the Atmospheric and Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo says that the organically bound form of tritium could accumulate in fish and marine organisms.

From Scientific American

Aided by Phil, Paul dragged forth a bound form, tied hand and foot with improvised shreds of cloth, the mouth tightly gagged with a couple of kerchiefs—in a word, Billy!

From Project Gutenberg

Martin inclined his head towards the bound form of their captive, lying beyond earshot.

From Project Gutenberg

Volume I is to be had only in its bound form, and the number of copies is limited.

From Project Gutenberg

He saw the blue eyes move and the bracelet wink in the moonlight as he stepped over the bound form.

From Project Gutenberg