The meaning of Confined

noun

A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.

Usage examples:

She kept a canary in a cage

verb

Confine in a cage.

Usage examples:

The parrot screamed, furious at being caged

noun

A structure shaped like a box but with bars or wires as its sides, for keeping pets or for housing animals

Usage examples:

The lab was stocked with wire cages for mice.

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

verb

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

Usage examples:

He does not confine his message to high politics

noun

The borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult

verb

Present participle of confine

Usage examples:

Let's confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!, please confine your use of the pho…

adjective

Narrowed, especially by encircling pressure.

Usage examples:

Constricted air passages

verb

Make narrower, especially by encircling pressure.

Usage examples:

Chemicals that constrict the blood vessels

adjective

Suffering from cramp.

Usage examples:

Rest your cramped arms for a moment

verb

Inhibit the development of.

Usage examples:

Tighter rules will cramp economic growth

verb

Form a circle around; surround.

Usage examples:

The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb

To surround or form a circle around something

Usage examples:

A parking lot encircles the mall.

verb

Surround or close off on all sides.

Usage examples:

The entire estate was enclosed with walls

verb

To surround

Usage examples:

The garden is enclosed by four walls., please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

verb

To include something inside a letter or parcel

Usage examples:

Apply in writing, enclosing a current cv, to the address below., please find enclosed an applicatio…

adjective

Very small in size or amount.

Usage examples:

My exiguous musical resources

adjective

Very small in size or amount

Usage examples:

I got a teaching job at an exiguous rate of pay.

noun

One of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump.

Usage examples:

A hurdle race

verb

Take part in a hurdle race.

Usage examples:

This gelding hurdled fluently

verb

Enclose or confine (someone) against their will.

Usage examples:

Her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum

verb

To put someone inside something such as a prison or tomb (= a place where dead bodies are buried) and keep them there

Usage examples:

The aristocracy chose to immure its dead in church vaults or specially constructed mausoleums., the…

verb

Seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law.

Usage examples:

Vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded

verb

Put or keep in prison or a place like a prison.

Usage examples:

He was imprisoned three times for his activities

verb

To put someone in prison or in a situation that is like prison

Usage examples:

If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for ten years., after weeks of snow, she felt imprisoned in…

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Usage examples:

These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

Usage examples:

An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

Usage examples:

Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Narrow and confined.

Usage examples:

An incapacious public house

verb

Imprison or confine.

Usage examples:

Many are incarcerated for property offences

adjective

Causing inconvenience or discomfort.

Usage examples:

Be careful this incommodious fate does not befall you.

noun

A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.

Usage examples:

Training for the student interns will be done during the week of may 13-17.

verb

Confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

Usage examples:

The family were interned for the duration of the war as enemy aliens

verb

To put someone in prison for political or military reasons

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

adjective

Restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.

Usage examples:

A limited number of places are available

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Usage examples:

Try to limit the amount you drink

adjective

Limited also means kept within a particular size, range, time, or group

Usage examples:

The advanced course is limited to those who have already taken the introductory course.

adjective

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.

Usage examples:

They were forced to supplement their meagre earnings

noun

A large predatory marine fish of the drum family, found in the mediterranean, eastern atlantic, and south-western indian ocean. it is an important food fish in southern africa.

adjective

Very small in amount or number or not enough in amount or number

Usage examples:

Manufacturing output rose by a meagre 0.1% in september., her meagre salary is not enough to pay he…

adjective

Of small width in relation to length.

Usage examples:

He made his way down the narrow road

verb

Become or make less wide.

Usage examples:

The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge

noun

A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.

Usage examples:

There was a car ferry across the narrows of loch long

adjective

Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.

Usage examples:

Her pinched, sallow face

verb

Grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.

Usage examples:

She pinched his cheek

adjective

(of someone’s face) thin and anxious, or (of clothing) narrow

Usage examples:

Nora was short, with a pinched face, and wore thick glasses with wire rims., her dress was pinched …

adjective

(of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped.

Usage examples:

Five of us shared the poky little room

adjective

Limited in extent, number, scope, or action.

Usage examples:

Western scientists had only restricted access to the site

verb

Put a limit on; keep under control.

Usage examples:

Some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors

adjective

Limited in amount or range

Usage examples:

Job opportunities are severely restricted at the moment., restricted goods/service/supply engineeri…

adjective

Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

Usage examples:

The room was small and quiet

adverb

Into small pieces.

Usage examples:

Cut the okra up small

plural noun

Small items of clothing, especially underwear.

Usage examples:

Do we know if secreted about his smalls he has a pair of boxer shorts in either the ancient or red …

verb

Firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers.

Usage examples:

Kate squeezed his hand affectionately

noun

An act of squeezing something.

Usage examples:

A gentle squeeze of the trigger

noun

A strong financial demand or pressure, typically a restriction on borrowing, spending, or investment in a financial crisis.

Usage examples:

Industry faced higher costs and a squeeze on profits

noun

A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

Usage examples:

The straits of gibraltar

adjective

(of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped.

Usage examples:

The road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it

adjective

Fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.

Usage examples:

She twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot

adverb

Very firmly, closely, or tensely.

Usage examples:

He went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters

noun

A device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body.

Usage examples:

The squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps

verb

Short for trapdoor.

verb

Put trappings on (a horse).

Usage examples:

The horses were trapped with black velvet

adjective

Causing or feeling slight pain or physical discomfort.

Usage examples:

His hard, uncomfortable bed

adjective

Not comfortable or relaxed, or feeling anxiety

Usage examples:

An uncomfortable chair, she feels uncomfortable in a room full of strangers., an uncomfortably warm…