HyperDic: confines

English > 1 sense of the word confines:
NOUNattributeconfinesa bounded scope
confines > pronunciation
Soundskaa'nfay.nz; kahnfay'nz
RhymesHeinz ... porcupines: 3 rhymes with aynz...
English > confines: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA bounded scope.
Example"he stayed within the confines of the city"
Broaderscope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambitAn area in which something acts or operates or has power or control
Usage ofplural, plural formThe form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Spanishconfines, confín

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