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noun
- 1. a rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a door or window. Similar
- 2. a person's body with reference to its size or build: "a shiver shook her slim frame" Similar
verb
- 1. place (a picture or photograph) in a frame: "he had the photo framed" Similar
- 2. create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system): "the staff have proved invaluable in framing the proposals" Similar
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The meaning of FRAME is the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique, figure. How to use frame in a sentence.
noun. a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc. a rigid structure formed of relatively slender pieces, joined so as to surround sizable empty spaces or nonstructural panels, and generally used as a major support in building or engineering works, machinery, furniture, etc.
FRAME definition: 1. a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, or window: 2. the plastic or metal…. Learn more.
When frame is a noun, it is usually some kind of enclosure or outline that is also a physical support — like the frame around a window, a bed frame, or a picture frame. One frozen image, or still, from a movie is another kind of frame.
The frame of an object such as a building, bicycle, chair, or window is the arrangement of wooden, metal, or plastic bars between which other material is fitted, and which give the object its strength and shape. He supplied housebuilders with modern timber frames.
1. a. A structure that gives shape or support: the frame of a house. b. The structure or physique of a human or animal body: a worker's sturdy frame. c. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering: a window frame; the frame of a mirror. 2. a. A closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines. b.
Definition of frame noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1 [countable] a strong border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of glass, etc. in position a picture frame aluminum window frames I'm going to paint the door frame white.
n. [ countable] a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc. Building, Civil Engineering a rigid structure formed of joined pieces and used as a major support, as in buildings, machinery, and furniture: The frame of the car was rusting. Anatomy a body, esp. a human body, with reference to its size or build;
a structure that goes around the edge of something such as a door, picture, window, or mirror: a picture frame. a window frame.
