circumscribe

enclose; draw a line around

Heard in 5 songs (12M+ combined views) — most famously in "Some Like It Hot" by Duran Duran.

Updated August 17, 2026

Songs Featuring “circumscribe”

Time: 0:24

I know you qualify, are you gonna do it?
Don't be so circumscribed, are you gonna do it?
Just stitch yourself up tight, are you gonna do it? Yeah

Time: 1:57

Blood on Your Hands, Blood in My Eyes
Blood I Can't Keep, Blood Circumscribes
Blood on Your Hands, Blood in My Eyes

Time: 3:19

Nowhere to hide
The battle lines that circumscribe draw too close together
A wind where only flames reside

Time: 0:22

Set my compass north
Circumscribe the earth and go
With no direction home

Time: 1:19

Plotting out points
That I will circumscribe
You're a decagon