frame
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
frames
plural
frames
Britannica Dictionary definition of FRAME
1
[count]
:
the basic structure and shape of the body of a person or animal
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She had to extend every inch of her five-foot frame [=body] to reach the top shelf.
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her petite/slight/thin/wiry frame
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his large/lanky/lean frame
2
[count]
:
an arrangement of parts that support and form the basic shape of something
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the frame of a house
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a bicycle frame
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the car's steel frame
3
a
[count]
:
an open structure that holds something (such as glass or a picture)
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see also cold frame
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a picture/window/door frame
b
frames
[plural]
:
the plastic or metal structure that holds the lenses of eyeglasses
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I need new frames for my glasses.
4
[count]
a
:
one of the pictures in the series of pictures that make up a film
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see also freeze-frame
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The film runs at eight frames per second.
b
:
one of the drawings in the series of drawings that make up a comic strip
5
[count]
computers
:
a section of a Web page that is like a small separate page
:
a section of a Web page that has its own scroll bar
6
in the frame
British, informal
:
in the position of being considered for something
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a job candidate who is still in the frame
out of the frame
British, informal
:
no longer in the position of being considered for something
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a job candidate who is out of the frame
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see also time frame
2
frame
/ˈfreɪm/
verb
frames;
framed;
framing
2
frame
/ˈfreɪm/
verb
frames;
framed;
framing
Britannica Dictionary definition of FRAME
[+ object]
1
a
:
to put (something) inside an open structure that holds it
:
to put (something) in a frame
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frame a picture
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a framed photograph
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paintings framed with/in wood
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steel-framed spectacles
b
:
to be around the edge of (something)
— usually used as (be) framed
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a house framed by a white picket fence
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The child's face was framed by brown curls.
2
:
to produce (something written or spoken)
:
to express (a question, answer, etc.) in words
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It was the first state to frame a written constitution.
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She framed her questions carefully.
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He took the time to frame a thoughtful reply.
3
:
to make (an innocent person) appear to be guilty of a crime
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see also frame-up
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She claims that she was framed.
— framer
noun, plural framers [count]-
a picture framer
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the framers of the U.S. Constitution [=the people who wrote the U.S. Constitution]
