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frame¹
- /fɹeɪ̯m/ Canada, US, UK
- /fɹæɪ̯m/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle English framen, fremen, fremmen (“to construct, build, strengthen, refresh, perform, execute, profit, avail”), from Old English framian, fremian, fremman (“to profit, avail, advance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frammjan, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną (“to further, promote, perform”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”).
Cognate with Low German framen (“to commit, effect”), Danish fremme (“to promote, further, perform”), Swedish främja (“to promote, encourage, foster”), Icelandic fremja (“to commit”). More at from.
verb frames · framing · framed
- To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust. I will hereafter frame myself to be coy.
- To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts. Nature that fram’d vs of foure Elements, Warring within our breaſts for regiment, Doth teach vs all to haue aſpyring minds:
- To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise. He began to frame the loveliest countenance he could.
- To put together the structural elements of (a constructed object such as a building). Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.
- To place (a picture such as a painting or photograph) inside a decorative border.
- To position visually within a fixed boundary. The director frames the fishing scene very well.
- To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation. How would you frame your accomplishments?
- Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person. The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.
- To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- To move. An oath, and a threat to set Throttler on me if I did not "frame off" rewarded my perseverance.
- To proceed; to go. The beautie of this ſinfull Dame, / Made many Princes thither frame, / To ſeeke her as a bedfellow, / In maryage pleaſures, playfellow:
- To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
- To strengthen; refresh; support. At last with creeping crooked pace forth came / An old old man, with beard as white as snow, / That on a staffe his feeble steps did frame
- To execute; perform. All have sworn him an oath that they should frame his will on earth.
- To cause; to bring about; to produce. Fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds.
- To profit; avail.
- To fit; accord. When thou hast turned them all ways, and done thy best to hew them and to make them frame, thou must be fain to cast them out.
- To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
frame²
- /fɹeɪ̯m/ Canada, US, UK
- /fɹæɪ̯m/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle English frame (“profit, benefit, advantage; a structure composed according to a plan”), from the verb (above) and also from Old Norse frami (“advantage, fame, bravery, efficiency, privilege, honor”); and frame (“a framework or structure of any kind”) which is of uncertain origin. The latter is usually regarded as a derivative of former; however, compare the rare Anglo-Norman and Old French frame, fraine (“frame, framework”), itself of uncertain origin, which might be a borrowing from the English, from the Norse, or even possibly ultimately from Frankish *hramu (“frame”) related to Dutch raam (“window frame”).
noun frames
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object. Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure. The chiefeſt God firſt moouer of that Spheare, Enchac’d with thouſands euer ſhining lamps, Will ſooner burne the glorious frame of Heauen, Then ſhould it ſo conſpire my ouerthrow.
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A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.
Similar: carriage
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material. He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have f
- A piece of photographic film containing an image. 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift If the audience had a nickel for every time a character on one side of the frame says something could never happen as it simultaneously happens on the other side of the frame, they’d have enough to pay the surcharge for the movie’s badly im
- A context for understanding or interpretation. In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.
- A conspiracy to falsely incriminate an innocent person. Didn't you ever wonder this whole thing may be a frame?
- A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
- The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration. In knockemdowns and bowls ten pins are used, the centre one being called the king, and the ball has to be grounded before it reaches the frame.
- A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants. a forcing-frame; a cucumber frame
- The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
- The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30 or 1/60 of a second.
- An individually scrollable rectangular region of a web page, forming part of a frameset.
- An inning.
- Any of certain machines built upon or within framework. a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame
- Frame of mind; disposition. to be always in a happy frame
- Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming. John the bastard / Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies.
- A stage or location in a video game. When you play the game it will draw a set pattern depending on the frame you are on, with random additions to the pattern, to give a different orchard each time.
- A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
- A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
- Clipping of page frame or memory frame
- The carcass of a poultry bird with most of its flesh removed, used for making broth. a chicken frame
Frame³
proper noun
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: build, put, compose, form, draw up, set up, shape, border, outline, redact, figure, bod, framework, physique, ensnare, entrap
Translations
Every language
verb put together the structural elements
| Español | levantar la estructura, armar |
|---|---|
| Português | montar, armar |
| Deutsch | ausarbeiten, entwerfen |
| Ελληνικά | σχηματίζω schimatízo |
| Русский | формирова́ть formirovátʹ, составля́ть sostavljátʹ |
verb add a decorative border to a picture
| Español | enmarcar, encuadrar |
|---|---|
| Português | emoldurar, enquadrar |
| Français | encadrer |
| Deutsch | einfassen, einrahmen |
| Italiano | incorniciare |
| Ελληνικά | κορνιζάρω kornizáro, καδράρω kadráro |
| Română | încadra, înrăma |
| Русский | обрамля́ть obramljátʹ, обставля́ть obstavljátʹ |
| العربية | أَطَّرَ ʔaṭṭara |
| עברית | מִסְגֵּר misgér |
verb position visually within a fixed boundary
| Español | concebir, contextualizar |
|---|---|
| Français | encadrer |
| Deutsch | rahmen, festlegen |
| Ελληνικά | καδράρω kadráro |
| Română | încadra |
verb establish a context in words
| Español | encuadrar, contextualizar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | festlegen, formen, formulieren |
| Ελληνικά | πλαισιώνω plaisióno |
verb cause a person to appear guilty
| Español | inculpar falsamente, incriminar falsamente, hacer la cama, achacar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 陥れる otoshiireru, 着せる kiseru |
| 中文 | 誣陷 /诬陷 wūxiàn |
| Português | incriminar |
| Deutsch | hereinlegen, jemandem etwas anhängen, reinlegen |
| Italiano | incastrare |
| Ελληνικά | ραδιουργώ radiourgó |
| Română | înscena |
| Русский | подставля́ть podstavljátʹ, подста́вить podstávitʹ, оболгать obolgatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | vu oan, vu hãm |
| العربية | وَرَّطَ warraṭa |
noun structural elements of a building or other constructed object
| Español | estructura, armazón, bastidor, trasto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 틀 teul, 테 te |
| 日本語 | 枠 waku |
| 中文 | 骨架 gǔjià, 架 jià |
| Kiswahili | fremu |
| Português | estrutura, armação |
| Français | cadre, armature, ossature |
| Deutsch | Gerüst, Rahmen |
| Italiano | impalcatura, incastellatura, armatura, telaio |
| Ελληνικά | σκελετός skeletós |
| Română | cadru, ramă, chenar |
| Русский | карка́с karkás, о́стов óstov, ра́ма ráma, фе́рма férma |
noun structure of a person's body
| Español | esqueleto, osamenta |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 體格 /体格 tǐgé |
| हिन्दी | ढाँचा ḍhā̃cā, कलबूत kalbūt, कलेवर kalevar, पंजर pañjar, अंजर-पंजर añjar-pañjar |
| Kiswahili | fremu |
| Português | ossatura |
| Français | ossature, carrure |
| Deutsch | Gestalt, Figur |
| Italiano | scheletro, ossatura |
| Ελληνικά | σκελετός skeletós |
| Română | schelet, osatură |
| Русский | скеле́т skelét, костя́к kostják, телосложе́ние telosložénije |
noun rigid, generally rectangular mounting
| Español | marco |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 框 kuàng, kuāng |
| Kiswahili | fremu |
| Português | moldura |
| Français | cadre |
| Deutsch | Rahmen |
| Italiano | intelaiatura, telaio, cornice |
| Ελληνικά | κορνίζα korníza, κάδρο kádro |
| Română | ramă |
| Русский | ра́ма ráma, ра́мка rámka |
| Tiếng Việt | khung |
noun piece of photographic film containing an image
| Español | fotograma, cuadro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 齣 |
| 中文 | 幀 /帧 zhēn, zhèng, 鏡頭 /镜头 jìngtóu |
| Português | quadro |
| Français | image |
| Deutsch | Bild |
| Italiano | fotogramma, inquadratura |
| Română | cadru |
| Русский | кадр kadr |
| العربية | لَقْطَة laqṭa |
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