confinement
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- 11
/kənˈfaɪnmənt/
Definition of confinement
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The act of confining or the state of being confined.
““A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The act of confining or the state of being confined.
““A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday.”
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(countable, dated, uncountable)Lying-in, time of giving birth.
“In confinement ladies are attended, not by the ordinary doctors, but by women especially devoted to the calling, who regard their profession as honorable and humanitary.”
“At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement.”
- (countable, uncountable)lockdown
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.
Words you can make from confinement
191 playable · top: COMFIT (13 pts)
Best play comfit 13 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
24 words- CONFIT 11 pts
- FENNEC 11 pts
- FOEMEN 11 pts
- FOMENT 11 pts
- FOMITE 11 pts
- INFECT 11 pts
- CEMENT 10 pts
- EMETIC 10 pts
- ICEMEN 10 pts
- INCOME 10 pts
- CENOTE 8 pts
- CONINE 8 pts
- EMETIN 8 pts
- ENTICE 8 pts
- INCENT 8 pts
- NEONIC 8 pts
- NOCENT 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NONMEN 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- TINMEN 8 pts
- TONEME 8 pts
- INTONE 6 pts
- NIENTE 6 pts
5-letter words
28 words- FENCE 10 pts
- MOTIF 10 pts
- COMET 9 pts
- COMTE 9 pts
- MINCE 9 pts
- MONIC 9 pts
- FEINT 8 pts
- OFTEN 8 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- EMOTE 7 pts
- MENTO 7 pts
- MONIE 7 pts
- MONTE 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- NOMEN 7 pts
- NONCE 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- NINON 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NONET 5 pts
- TENNE 5 pts
- TENNO 5 pts
- TENON 5 pts
- TONNE 5 pts
4-letter words
61 words- COFT 9 pts
- COIF 9 pts
- FEME 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- FICO 9 pts
- FOCI 9 pts
- COME 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FINO 7 pts
- FOIN 7 pts
- FONT 7 pts
- INFO 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONN 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- MEET 6 pts
- MENO 6 pts
- METE 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MINT 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- MOTE 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- NOME 6 pts
- OMEN 6 pts
- OMIT 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- TEEM 6 pts
- TIME 6 pts
- TOME 6 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NEON 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NONE 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- FEM 8 pts
- MIC 7 pts
- MOC 7 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIN 6 pts
- FIT 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- FON 6 pts
- OFT 6 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MON 5 pts
- MOT 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- NOM 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- TOM 5 pts
- EON 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
2-letter words
21 wordsHooks
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