Unscramble limiting

Definition of limiting

adjective:

• restricting the scope or freedom of action. Synonyms: confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting.
• strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause".

noun:

• the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase. Synonyms: modification, qualifying.

verb:

• place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot", "limit the time you can spend with your friends". Synonyms: bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel.
• restrict or confine,; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day". Synonyms: circumscribe, confine, limit.
• decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables", "specify the parameters". Synonyms: define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify.

Related words

apposition, baffle, cap, constrain, content, cramp, cumber, curb, curtail, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, encumber, gate, halter, hamper, harness, inhibit, name, number, quantify, ration, reduce, regulate, rein, reset, restrain, restrict, restrictiveness, rule, stiffen, strangle, tie, tighten.