- confines
- nounADJECTIVE▪ close, cramped, limited, narrow, rigid, small, strict, tight▪
issues that go beyond the limited confines of the book
▪within the strict confines of the law
▪ immediate▪ comfortable, comfy (informal), cosy/cozy, friendly (AmE), safe▪The dim, familiar confines of the room grew clearer as my eyes adjusted to the indoor darkness.
▪The next two games are in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.
▪She returned to the cosy/cozy confines of her lodgings on the second floor.
▪ cool, dark, quiet▪She stepped into the cool, dark confines of a roadside inn.
▪in the quiet confines of a Bloomington hotel room
VERB + CONFINES▪ escape, leave▪a chance to escape the stuffy confines of the town
▪It is a story that must not escape the confines of this room.
▪It took him some effort to leave the comfy confines of his room.
▪Most airmen aren't allowed to leave the confines of the base.
▪She longed to leave the confines of her household.
▪ transcend▪The gay community is transcending the narrow confines of the ghetto.
▪ enter▪They left the half-lit streets and entered the confines of a cemetery.
PREPOSITION▪ beyond the confines of, outside the confines of▪She wanted to experience things outside the close confines of family life.
▪ in the confines of, within the confines of▪He spent three years within the narrow confines of the prison.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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confines — I noun borders, boundaries, boundary lines, bounds, compound, confinements, curbs, curtilages, division lines, edges, enclosures, ends, environs, extents, extremities, fringes, limitations, limits, lines of demarcation, metes, outer edges,… … Law dictionary
confines — [n] boundaries borders, bounds, circumference, compass, country, dimension, edge, end, environs, extent, limits, orbit, periphery, precinct, proportions, purlieus, purview, radius, range, reach, region, scope, sweep, term, terrain, territory;… … New thesaurus
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confines — con|fines [ˈkɔnfaınz US ˈka:n ] n [plural] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: confins, from Latin confine border , from com ( COM ) + finis end ] limits or borders within/beyond the confines of sth ▪ within the confines of the prison … Dictionary of contemporary English
confines — con|fines [ kan,faınz ] noun plural 1. ) the borders or edges of a place: They spent most of their time within the confines of the school. 2. ) the limits of something such as an activity or way of life: You can t really discuss politics within… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confines — noun (plural) limits or borders: within/beyond the confines of: within the confines of the prison … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confines — UK [ˈkɒnfaɪnz] / US [ˈkɑnˌfaɪnz] noun [plural] 1) the borders or edges of a place They spent most of their time within the confines of the school. 2) the limits of something such as an activity or way of life You can t really discuss politics… … English dictionary
Confines — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Confines Country and Admin Code CO.26.3685996 CO … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II
