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| frame [ fraym ] |
noun (plural frames) |
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1. supporting structure: an underlying or supporting structure that consists of solid parts such as beams or struts with spaces between them and has something built around or on top of it
  a bike with a steel frame
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2. surrounding structure: a structure that surrounds or encloses a particular space
a picture frame
a door frame
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3. ophthalmology lens-holding part of eyeglasses: the part of a pair of eyeglasses that holds the lenses and fits around the wearer's face
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4. hollow shape for needlecraft and painting: an open structure across which a piece of material can be stretched to be painted or embroidered, or across which threads can be stretched for weaving
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5. context: the general background or context against or within which something takes place
the story's historical frame
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6. human body: somebody's body, especially with reference to its size and shape
He eased his enormous frame into the chair.
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7. movies photog picture on strip of film: one of the individual pictures that make up a strip of movie film, or a single exposure on a strip of photographic negative or slide images
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8. movies tv visible part of filmed action: in film, video, or TV, the particular area of action that is captured by the camera and forms the rectangular image that appears on the screen
characters moving out of the frame to the left
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9. photog image border: the border or set of borders of a projected image
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10. publishing single picture in comic strip: one of the individual pictures that make up a comic strip
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11. gardening
Same as cold frame
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12. lawn bowling round of bowling: one of the ten rounds in a bowling game
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13. U.K. cue games
Same as rack1n (sense 7) (sense 8) (sense 9)
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14. online area of computer screen: a rectangular area on a computer screen, containing all or a portion of a webpage. More than one frame can be displayed concurrently.
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15. comput single cycle of pulses: a single cycle of pulses in a string of repeated pulses
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16. comput data packet: a variable-length data packet preceded and followed by addressing and control information that is transmitted between network points as a unit. Some control frames contain no data.
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17. crime
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slang
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Same as frame-up (sense 1)
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plural noun frames |
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1. ophthalmology
Same as frame (sense 3)
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2. online web browser feature: a web browser feature that segments the window being displayed, allowing the concurrent display of two or more pages on the same screen
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transitive verb (past and past participle framed, present participle fram·ing, 3rd person present singular frames) |
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1. put something in frame: to mount a picture in a frame
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2. form surrounding framework for something: to form a surrounding border or framework, especially a decorative or contrasting one, around something
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often passive
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a delicate face framed by abundant black hair
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3. construct idea or statement: to construct or compose something that is to be written or spoken
She framed her words carefully.
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4. express something in particular way: to express something in a particular type of language
framed the argument in legal terms
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5. mouth words: to mouth words silently
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6. cause somebody to appear guilty: to make an innocent person appear guilty, e.g. by forging incriminating evidence
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slang
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7. arrange result of something in advance: to use dishonest or illegal methods to arrange the result of a contest in advance, e.g. by paying a player to lose deliberately
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slang
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adjective |
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construction architecture with wooden framework: constructed on a framework of wooden beams, then covered with boards or shingles
a white frame house with black shutters
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| [ Old English framian "make progress, be helpful, prepare, shape" < fram (see from)] |
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| frame·a·ble adjective |
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