confines

1. 1
   nounplural

   The edges or outer limits of a place or area.

   Like the walls around a playground that show how far you can go.

   The dog stayed inside the confines of the fenced yard.

   Guards patrolled the confines of the camp all night.

   Similarboundaries, limits, bounds, borders, edges

   Note
2. 2
   nounplural

   The things that limit a person's freedom or hold them back.

   Like a fence around an animal that stops it from wandering free.

   She longed to escape the confines of her strict upbringing.

   He felt trapped within the confines of a boring office job.

   Similarconstraints, restrictions, limitations, limits, strictures

3. 3
   nounplural

   The limits of what a subject or topic covers.

   Like the edge of a map that shows how far it reaches.

   The lecture stayed within the confines of basic chemistry.

   That question falls outside the confines of this study.

   Similarboundaries, limits, bounds, parameters

4. 4
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of confine. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   The fence confines the sheep to the lower field.

   A tight collar confines the dog's movements.

   Note

Showing meanings only. Show all 4