confines

confines
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ close, cramped, limited, narrow, rigid, small, strict, tight
▪

issues that go beyond the limited confines of the book

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within the strict confines of the law

▪ immediate
▪ comfortable, comfy (informal), cosy/cozy, friendly (AmE), safe
▪

The dim, familiar confines of the room grew clearer as my eyes adjusted to the indoor darkness.

▪

The next two games are in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.

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She returned to the cosy/cozy confines of her lodgings on the second floor.

▪ cool, dark, quiet
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She stepped into the cool, dark confines of a roadside inn.

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in the quiet confines of a Bloomington hotel room

VERB + CONFINES
▪ escape, leave
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a chance to escape the stuffy confines of the town

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It is a story that must not escape the confines of this room.

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It took him some effort to leave the comfy confines of his room.

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Most airmen aren't allowed to leave the confines of the base.

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She longed to leave the confines of her household.

▪ transcend
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The gay community is transcending the narrow confines of the ghetto.

▪ enter
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They left the half-lit streets and entered the confines of a cemetery.

PREPOSITION
▪ beyond the confines of, outside the confines of
▪

She wanted to experience things outside the close confines of family life.

▪ in the confines of, within the confines of
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He spent three years within the narrow confines of the prison.


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