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    [Noun]  | "con*fine" | \ ˈkän-ˌfīn \


    1: something (such as borders or walls) that encloses; also : something that restrains

    2: scope

    3: restriction


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English confynyes, borrowed from Latin confīnia, plural of confīnium "common boundary, limit, border," from confīnis "having a common boundary" (from con- {see: |con-|com-} + -fīnis, adjective derivative of fīnis "boundary, limit, ending") + -ium, suffix of compounded nouns {mat|final:1|};

    [Verb]  | "con*fine" | \ kən-ˈfīn \


    1: border

    2: to hold within a location

    3: imprison


    Origin: 1523 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French confiner "to be adjacent, restrain within limits," probably borrowed from Italian confinare, derivative of confine "boundary line, limit," noun derivative from neuter of Latin confīnis "having a common boundary" {mat|confine:1|};

    [Noun]  | "confine" 


    [Verb]  | "confine" 


    1: to set bounds or an upper limit for;


      * e.g., " ... will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss "





    2: to put in or as if in prison;


      * e.g., " ... the accused was confined until the trial could take place "





     [ "confine" ]

    1: Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space,scope,quanity,or time)

      * e.g.,  ... He does not confine his message to politics. 

     [ "confined" ]

    1: Being trapped within yourself

      * e.g.,  ... I feel as if I am confined within myself. 

     [ "confinity" ]

    1: An oxymoronic term used to metaphorically describe a finite “infinity”; confined “infinity.”

      * e.g.,  ... It’s taking a confinity for class to end. 

     [ "Confined" ]

    1: Trapped inside my wet loving dark blue brief underwear.

      * e.g.,  ... When I was a child urinating myself I got a crush to cry being confined inside my loving dark blue brief underwear. 

     [ "solitaire confinement" ]

    1: When you have no internet and all you can do all day long is play solitaire.

      * e.g.,  ... When Mom took away my network card, I was in solitaire confinement for a week. 

     [ "confinement loaf" ]

    1: Lit., A dish traditionally served to inmates or shipmates, rumored to contain saltpeter (potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate), a notorious suppressor of male libido; Figuratively, any unsaisfying answer, inadequate response, or chicken-shit explanation given by the powers-that-be to anyone subject to their authority.

      * e.g.,  ... "I tried to get a straight answer from the warden, but all he was dealin' was confinement loaf." 

     [ "solitary confinement" ]

    1: when one is put into a area where one does not make normal levels of social contacts with other people

      * e.g.,  ... the inmate that tried to escape, they assigned him solitray confinement for a year 

     [ "solitary confinement" ]

    1:  When an occupant of a prison does something reckless or anything severe that is against prison regulations, he is put in solitary confinment. Solitary confinment puts prisoners in a small, dark cell with no windows or light for a period of time, without ANY contact to the outside world or any other part of the prison or prisoners.

      * e.g.,  ...  Butch made another escape attempt yesterday and they put him in solitary confinment for 3 weeks. 

     [ "Solitary Confinement" ]

    1: You searched up solitary.

      * e.g.,  ... AJ: Hey, can I meet you at Solitary Confinement? 


     [ "Solitary Confinement" ]

    2: Did you mean "School"?

      * e.g.,  ... Jackal: Sure, bro! Are they serving the dog shit- I mean "Mac & Cheese" again? 


     [ "Solitary Confinement" ]

    3: Or "School"?


     [ "Solitary Confinement" ]

    4: Did I mention "School"?

     [ "the friendly confines" ]

    1: nickname for historic Wrigley Field in Chicago. Home of the Chicago Cubs. The oldest (1914) National League Ball Park, with ivy covered outfield walls. Also known for the best fans in the United States.

      * e.g.,  ... "Welcome to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field" 

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