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confines
The boundary was originally the landmark, that which marked off one piece of territory from another. The bound is the limit, marked or unmarked. Now, however, the difference between the two words has come to be simply one of usage. As regards territory, we speak of the boundaries of a nation or of an estate; the bounds of a college, a ball-ground, etc. Bounds may be used for all within the limits, boundary for the limiting line only. Boundary looks to that which is without; bound only to that which is within. Hence we speak of the bounds, not the boundaries, of a subject, of the universe, etc.; we say the students were forbidden to go beyond the bounds. A barrier is something that bars ingress or egress. A barrier may be a boundary, as was the Great Wall of China. Bourn, or bourne, is a poetical expression for bound or boundary. A border is a strip of land along the boundary. Edge is a sharp terminal line, as where river or ocean meets the land. Limit is now used almost wholly in the figurative sense; as, the limit of discussion, of time, of jurisdiction. Line is a military term; as, within the lines, or through the lines, of an army. Compare BARRIER; END.
Synonyms:
barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, limit, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, vergeAntonyms:
center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region, territoryPreposition:
The boundaries of an estate; the boundary between neighboring territories.
Princeton's WordNet
confinesnoun
a bounded scope
"he stayed within the confines of the city"
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#228 | line | |
#676 | term | |
#1953 | edge | |
#2110 | limit | |
#3282 | border | |
#3403 | bound | |
#3440 | limits | |
#5128 | limitations | |
#5176 | boundary | |
#6054 | termination | |
#6130 | margin | |
#6241 | boundaries | |
#6710 | borders | |
#7079 | barrier | |
#8622 | frontier | |
#9676 | enclosure | |
#10532 | landmark | |
#11459 | bounds | |
#20020 | bourne | |
#21412 | verge | |
#28202 | marches | |
#28387 | marge | |
#29410 | confines | |
#118157 | bourn |
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This does put a lid on the nuclear program, but we still have a lot of concern about the bad behavior and the actions by Iran which remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism which does go after and undermine governments in the region, that poses an existential threat to Israel, that unfairly, unlawfully confines and tries Americans on trumped up charges, that bad behavior is something we have to address.
To implement the president's G20 summit directive two weeks ago, Commerce will issue licenses where there is no threat to U.S. national security, within those confines, we will try to make sure that we don't just transfer revenue from the U.S. to foreign firms.
I've decided I can't put that part of my life on hold. I need sex, I want to be in a relationship and who knows how long this will last, you learn to navigate that within the confines of Covid.
I just want to take a moment to remind everyone the Houston Police Department supports First Amendment rights and supports public assembly, but it has to be done in a safe manner, and it has to be done within the confines and within the scope of the laws.
No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head.
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