What does confined mean?
Definitions for confined
kənˈfaɪndcon·fined
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Princeton's WordNet
confined(adj)
not invading healthy tissue
confined(adj)
not free to move about
captive, confined, imprisoned, jailed(adj)
being in captivity
GCIDE
confined(adj.)
having movement or progress restricted to a certain area; as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon.
Wiktionary
confined(Adjective)
not free to move
Webster Dictionary
Confined
of Confine
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Rank popularity for the word 'confined' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4053
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of confined in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of confined in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of confined in a Sentence
The Covid-19 pandemic has only intensified the misery of the Rohingya confined in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh, the Malaysian government can both protect against the spread of the virus and ensure that those risking their lives at sea are rescued and given a chance to seek asylum.
The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices -- to be found in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own -- for the children and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone.
LtGen Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe:
Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability. Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses: aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
It is further proof that refugee movements and the broader issue of migration of populations ... is a global challenge that cannot be confined to a few countries.
I wanted to see how those things affected these two human beings, in this small little room, who are confined with each other.
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