/ Dictionary / Index H housebound: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: house•bound Pronunciation: (hous'bound"), [key] — adj. restricted to the house, as by bad weather or illness. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: housebound (Thesaurus) houseboat houseboy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language