English dictionary
frame
nounPronunciation
fɹeɪm
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
noun
- a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
noun
- the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
noun
- a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
noun
- a structure supporting or containing something
noun
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
noun
- alternative names for the body of a human being
noun
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
noun
- a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
noun
- an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
noun
- a single drawing in a comic strip
noun
- (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
verb
- make up plans or basic details for
verb
- formulate in a particular style or language
verb
- enclose in or as if in a frame
verb
- construct by fitting or uniting parts together
verb
- take or catch as if in a snare or trap
verb
- enclose in a frame, as of a picture
Example sentences
the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention
the frame was much more valuable than the mirror it held
the building has a steel skeleton
Leonardo studied the human body
he has a strong physique
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
frame a policy
I wouldn't put it that way
She cast her request in very polite language
frame a picture
I was set up!
The innocent man was framed by the police