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  • 11confined — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a space) enclosed; cramped …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12confined — [[t]kənfa͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ to n 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… …

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  • 13Confined (song) — Single infobox Name = Confined Artist = As I Lay Dying from Album = Shadows Are Security Released = 2005 Format = Recorded = 2005 Genre = Metalcore Length = 3:11 Label = Metal Blade Producer = Tim Lambesis Phil Sgrosso Steve Russell Chart… …

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  • 14confined — con|fined [kənˈfaınd] adj 1.) be confined to sb/sth to exist in or affect only a particular place or group ▪ The risk of infection is confined to groups such as medical personnel. 2.) a confined space or area is one that is very small ▪ It wasn t …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15Confined — Confine Con*fine (k[o^]n*f[imac]n ), 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16confined aquifer —    1. An aquifer bounded above and below by confining units of distinctly lower permeability than that of the aquifer itself.    2. An aquifer containing confined ground water. Generally, a confined aquifer is subject to pressure greater than… …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 17confined — adjective a confined space or area is one that is very small: It wasn t easy to sleep in such a confined space …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18confined — Imprisoned; required to remain in one place. As the word is used in a sick benefit insurance policy, a person is confined, when his illness keeps him at home and totally disables him from following his vocation. The word does not import that he… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 19confined to institution — A term appearing in some statutes which prescribe grounds for divorce based on insanity of the defendant requiring his confinement for a specified continuous period. Under statutory provisions requiring that the insane spouse shall have been… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 20confined fenced in penned — enclosed enclosed adj. surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of {unenclosed}. [Narrower terms: {basined}; {capsulate, capsulated}; {closed, closed in(predicate)}; {coarctate}; {confined, fenced in, penned}; {embedded, fixed};… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English