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noun A territorial limit; a boundary

verb To move by leaps or bounds; to be destined or certain to do something

adjective Tied; secured; heading or having a direction towards a specified destination

• The documents are bound together in a folder for easy reference.
• I'm bound to forget my keys if I don't put them in the same place every day.
• I heard they're bound to win the game tonight.
• His determination is bound to lead him to success in the future.

noun the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of an animal's body, containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs

verb to be in charge or at the forefront of something

adjective of, on, or relating to the head

adverb in the direction that is in front of you

noun the quality of being capable of change or alteration

adjective mutable

• The mutability of the weather makes it difficult to predict accurately.
• I can't keep up with the mutability of fashion trends these days.
• The mutability of his mood is giving me whiplash.
• The mutability of life's circumstances can be both challenging and exciting.

adjective liable to change; capable of or tending to change in form or quality

• The scientist explained that the genetic code is mutable and can change over time.
• I heard that fashion trends are always mutable, so it's hard to keep up with what's in style.
• Dude, you gotta be flexible and mutable when it comes to making plans with our friends.
• Her opinions on the matter were mutable, shifting with new information and perspectives.

noun a rigid substance or material

adjective stiff or unyielding; not flexible

• The company has strict and rigid guidelines in place for employee conduct.
• My dad is so rigid about curfew, he never lets me stay out past 10pm.
• I can't believe how rigid the dress code is at that school, it's so old-fashioned.
• Her rigid mindset prevented her from seeing things from a different perspective.

noun the part of a building or other structure below ground level

• The engineers conducted a thorough inspection of the substructure of the bridge.
• They checked out the substructure of the building to make sure it was safe.
• I heard they found some issues with the substructure of the house.
• The substructure of the organization is its core values and beliefs.

adjective describing a condition of not being arranged or organized in any particular order

• The unsorted data needs to be organized before analysis can begin.
• I have a pile of unsorted papers on my desk that I need to go through.
• I can't find anything in this unsorted mess!
• Her thoughts were like unsorted puzzle pieces, waiting to be put together.

noun a carrier of genetic material in the form of DNA or RNA, especially a plasmid, phage, or cosmid, used in the laboratory to introduce a specific gene into a cell

• In mathematics, a vector is a quantity having both magnitude and direction.
• The vector pointing towards the north is the longest.
• Yo, that vector is on point!
• Her determination was the vector that guided her towards success.

adjective describing a quality or attribute of a noun, in this case, 'multi-dimensional' describes something having multiple dimensions

• The research project aims to explore the multi-dimensional aspects of climate change.
• The new video game has a multi-dimensional storyline that keeps players engaged for hours.
• Her fashion sense is so multi-dimensional, she can pull off any look effortlessly.
• The artist's paintings are multi-dimensional, each stroke of the brush adding depth and meaning to the overall piece.

noun a person or thing that is not in a straight line or course

adjective not consisting of or bounded by a straight line or lines

• The nonliner nature of the data made it difficult to analyze using traditional statistical methods.
• I can't make sense of this nonliner graph, it's so confusing.
• This nonliner stuff is way over my head, I don't get it at all.
• The nonliner plot of the movie kept me on the edge of my seat, never knowing what would happen next.