Word Finder - frame

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The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.

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Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.

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Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.

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The structure of a person's body; the human body.

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His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.

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A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.

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The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame.

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A piece of photographic film containing an image.

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A film projector shows many frames in a single second.

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A context for understanding or interpretation.

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In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.

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A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.

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An independent chunk of data sent over a network.

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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.

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A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.

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a forcing-frame; a cucumber frame

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The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.

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The outer circle of a cancellation mark.

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A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.

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An individually scrollable region of a webpage.

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An inning.

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Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.

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a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame

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Frame of mind; disposition.

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to be always in a happy frame

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Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.

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A stage or level of a video game.

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("reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.

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A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.

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A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.

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To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.

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To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.

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To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.

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Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.

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Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.

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Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.

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To position visually within a fixed boundary.

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The director frames the fishing scene very well.

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To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.

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How would you frame your accomplishments?

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Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person. See frameup.

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The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.

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To wash ore with the aid of a frame.

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To move.

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To proceed; to go.

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To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).

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To strengthen; refresh; support.

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To execute; perform.

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All have sworn him an oath that they should frame his will on earth.

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To cause; to bring about; to produce.

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To profit; avail.

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To fit; accord.

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To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.

The time frame on this is all wrong.

He walked around to the driver's side, ducking his head as he folded his long frame into the car.

Her breathing was ragged, her frame shaking.

From his square-toed boots to the white shirt tucked into indigo jeans, his lean frame was something to admire.

His eyes were dark and warm like Bianca's, his frame just over six feet and still lanky, though he showed signs of starting to fill out.

The tension melted from his body at the sight of her petite frame and swirling silver-blue eyes.

The trail was narrow enough that she found herself running into his frame or leaning against him.

Mr. Marsh eyed her frame skeptically.

In her present frame of mind, facing her father would be easy.

The large bed was set in a similar stone bed frame and covered with dark coverings.

His cold gaze was piercing, his frame tense despite her touch.

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Is it possible that he died in the bitter frame of mind he was then in?

She eyed his lean frame.

The whole body is full of pores, and hence respiration takes place over the whole frame.

My six foot frame more than filled the bed.

His frame was thin to the point of gaunt.

She sagged against the hard frame.

She noted the worn but relatively new clothes that clung to his lean frame.

I sat at the desk as he reclined on the bed, more suitable to his five foot seven frame.

Are you telling me the tipster operates in a precise time frame?

He scooped her up and placed her on the bed, his gaze sweeping over her tiny, shapely frame.

The time frame and dates seemed to fit, but that's a mighty long stretch.

Fully splayed, it would almost cover the width of her petite frame.

Gabriel put the gems away and looked up to see her slight frame standing beside the sarcophagus.

Inasmuch as Lamarck attempted to frame a theory of evolution in which the principle of natural selection had no part, the interpretation placed on their work by many bionomical investigators recalls the theories of Lamarck, and the name Neo-Lamarckism has been used of such a school of biologists, particularly active in America.

His dark hair was tied at his neck, his muscular frame at ease.

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The door was closed but lopsided in its frame while half the lights overhead were burnt out.

Nishani at once looked uncertain again, her frame tense.

He tossed the baton and approached her, glaring down at her with dark eyes as hard as his chiseled frame.

Lana smiled, amused at such hardcore words from a woman whose frail frame would struggle under the weight of a laser shotgun.

It greatly improved Dean's frame of mind and he was in fine spirits when he reached his desk.

She groaned as she pushed her large frame from the chair.

When she looked up, Alex was leaning against the kitchen door frame watching her.

Only a head smaller than his tall frame, Claire was shapely and beautiful.

She stepped away from his warmth in the cold room, gaze sweeping over his broad shoulders and whiplike frame.

But there is one point in the human frame - a point midway in the brain, single and free, which may in a special sense be called the seat of the mind.

He is described as of an athletic frame, though not taller than the common, and a white and ruddy complexion.

Either party, or the minister for Labour, may refer a determination to the court of industrial appeals, and the court, in the event of a special board failing to make a determination, may itself be called upon to frame one.

His transmitter consists of a nearly closed oscillating circuit comprising a condenser or battery of Leyden jars, a spark gap, and the primary coil of an oscillation transformer consisting of one turn of thick wire wound on a wooden frame.

Depretis, for his part, was compelled to declare impracticable the immediate abolition of the grist tax, and to frame a bill for the increase of revenue, acts which caused the secession of some sixty Radicals and Republicans from the ministerial majority, and gave the signal for an agitation against the premier similar to that which he himself had formerly undertaken against the Right.

On the 16th of June an attempt by an anarchist named Lega was made on Crispis life; on the 24th of June President Carnot was assassinated by the anarchist Caserio; and on the 3oth of June an Italian journalist was murdered at Leghorn for a newspaper attack upon anarchism a series of outrages which led the government to frame and parliament to adopt (11th July) a Public Safety Bill for the prevention of anarchist propaganda and crime.

When the nature and effect of ecological factors have become more fully understood, it will be possible to dispense with the above artificial classification of factors, and to frame one depending on the action of the various factors; but such a classification is not possible in the present state of knowledge.

It is only in a general sense like Schimpers that such ecological terms as xerophytes have any value; and it is not possible, at least at present, to frame ecological classes, which shall have a high scientific value, on a basis of this nature.

This frame of mind, however, is mainly symptomatic of the lower levels of cult.

Jackson's anger stemmed more from the fact that he wanted to ask about Elisabeth's frame of mind, rather than from Sarah going behind his back.

The city lies on the west side of the low island of Manzanillo, is bordered on the landward sides by swamp, and consists mainly of unimposing frame houses and small shops.

Useful compulsory laws regarding the details of train management are difficult to frame and hard to carry out; but the Board has exercised a persistent persuasiveness and has secured most of its objects.

Simultaneously the frame as a whole tends to slide horizontally athwart the rails,.