Found 1 items, similar to homebound housebound shut-in.
English → English (gcide) Definition: homebound housebound shut-in confined \confined\ adj. 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; -- usually a building. Opposite of unconfined. Note: [Narrower terms: claustrophobic; close, confining; homebound, housebound, shut-in; in childbed(prenominal) ; pent, shut up(predicate); snowbound; weather-bound; stormbound, storm-bound ] [WordNet 1.5] 2. deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint. [WordNet 1.5] 3. having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor area; -- of animals. Syn: fenced in, penned. [WordNet 1.5] 4. (Med.) not invading healthy tissue. [WordNet 1.5] 5. held prisoner. Syn: captive, imprisoned, jailed. [WordNet 1.5] 6. having movement or progress restricted to a certain area; as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon. [PJC]