[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

confine \confine"\ ko^nfimacn", v. t. imp.  p. p.
   confined; p. pr.  vb. n. confining. f. confiner to
   border upon, ll. confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis
   boundary, end. see final, finish.
   to restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound;
   to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
   1913 webster

         now let not nature's hand
         keep the wild flood confined let order die --shak.
   1913 webster

         he is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and
         the slavery of rhyme.                    --dryden.
   1913 webster

   to be confined, to be in childbed.

   syn: to bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose;
        circumscribe; restrict.
        1913 webster
see also:
confined confining final finish to be confined 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

confining
     adj 1: restricting the scope or freedom of action syn: constraining,
             constrictive, limiting, restricting
     2: crowded; "close quarters" syn: close
see also:
constraining constrictive limiting restricting close 

Confining >> C Words
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La DOTD Geologic Units(Aquifer Names)
...CONFINING UNIT 112SESC. S.E. LA. AQ. SYSTEM SURFICIAL CONFINING UNIT. ... SYSTEM SURFICIAL CONFINING UNIT. 112CHCTE. CHICOT EQUIVALENT AQUIFER ... ..
http://www.dotd.state.la.us/intermodal/wells/geologic.asp, score=100, date indexed=January 5, 2006, 2:29 am

Glorfindel of Gondolin: Confining religion
...Confining religion. I usually won't even read most blog posts about ... ..
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Pretty, but still confining
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MGM abstracts
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http://www.spacescience.com/newhome/headlines/msad27may98_2.htm, score=75, date indexed=January 13, 2006, 4:30 pm

Definition of Confining from dictionary.net
...p. p. {Confined}; p. pr. &vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to.. ... vb. n. Confining.]. [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set ... ..
http://www.dictionary.net/confining, score=69, date indexed=November 29, 2005, 8:41 pm

Home-Confining Cats In Comfort
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Citations: Confining root programs with domain and type enforcement - Walker, ...
...Confining root programs with domain and type enforcement (dte). In The ... Confining Root Programs with Domain and Type Enforcement. In ... ..
http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/context/455712/0, score=66, date indexed=January 16, 2006, 2:44 pm

BLOGWARS.COM - Couple Admit to Confining Boys for 13 Years
...Re: Couple Admit to Confining Boys for 13 Years by HellboyMart on ... Re: Couple Admit to Confining Boys for 13 Years by HellboyMart on ... ..
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BLOGWARS.COM - Couple Admit to Confining Boys for 13 Years
...Re: Couple Admit to Confining Boys for 13 Years by HellboyMart on ... Re: Couple Admit to Confining Boys for 13 Years by HellboyMart on ... ..
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