Adjacent Words

Confined definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFI'NED, pp. Restrained within limits; imprisoned; limited; secluded; close.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not invading healthy tissue [ant: invasive]
2: not free to move about [ant: unconfined]
3: being in captivity [syn: captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1772 undergoing childbirth

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Confine Con*fine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confined; p. pr. & vb. n. Confining.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis boundary, end. See Final, Finish.] To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close. Now let not nature's hand Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! --Shak. He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme. --Dryden. To be confined, to be in childbed. Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose; circumscribe; restrict.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. The problem is not confined to Germany... These dangers are not confined to smokers. = restricted ADJ: v-link ADJ to n 2. A confined space or area is small and enclosed by walls. His long legs bent up in the confined space. ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. If someone is confined to a wheelchair, bed, or house, they have to stay there, because they are disabled or ill. He had been confined to a wheelchair since childhood. ADJ: v-link ADJ to n

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