confines

Definition of confines in English English dictionary: the scope or range of a subject; Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confine; the borders or limits of an area; elements that restrain one; a bounded scope; "he stayed with the confines of the city; a bounded scope; "he stayed with the confines of the city"; {i} borders, limits, boundaries; limits or borders within/beyond the confines of sth (confins, from confine , from com- ( COM-) + finis )
confine: To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area
confine: (in plural confines) Limits
confine: {v} to border, bound, fix, tie up, keep
confine: {n} a limit, border, boundary, side, edge
confine: close in or confine
confine: The confines of a situation, system, or activity are the limits or restrictions it involves. away from the confines of the British class system I can't stand the confines of this marriage. = constraints
confine: {f} limit, restrict; imprison
confine: To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close
confine: Common boundary; border; limit; used chiefly in the plural
confine: prevent from leaving or from being removed
confine: prevent from leaving or from being removed deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
confine: If you confine yourself or your activities to something, you do only that thing and are involved with nothing else. He did not confine himself to the one language His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings. = limit, restrict
confine: Something that is within the confines of an area or place is within the boundaries enclosing it. The movie is set entirely within the confines of the abandoned factory
confine: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
confine: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
confine: If someone is confined to a mental institution, prison, or other place, they are sent there and are not allowed to leave for a period of time. The woman will be confined to a mental institution
confine: To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with
confine: con·fine confines confining confined The verb is pronounced The noun confines is pronounced1. To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group. Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area The US will soon be taking steps to confine the conflict. = restrict
confine: Limits
confine: Apartment; place of restraint; prison
confine: deprive of freedom; take into confinement
within the confines of: within the boundaries of, within the limits of