frame
frame
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freim
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "frame"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹

a border that surrounds a picture, mirror, etc.
frame definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She chose a modern, sleek frame for her graduation photo.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϜ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻļāύ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻ āύ, āĻĻ⧇āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹

the physical structure or build of a person's body
frame definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite her petite frame, she was surprisingly strong.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϏ⧇ āφāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝāϜāύāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻ•āĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻžāϞ, āĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹

the hard skeletal structure, composed of bones and cartilages, that provides support and shape to the body of an animal
frame definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The frame of the dinosaur skeleton was reconstructed meticulously for the museum exhibit.
āϜāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻžāχāύ⧋āϏāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϏāϝāĻ¤ā§āύ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āϚāĻļāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ

the part of eyeglasses that holds the lenses in place and rests on your nose and ears
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His eyeglasses frame was made of lightweight titanium, making them comfortable to wear all day.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻļāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āϟāĻžāχāϟāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ, āϝāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāϰāϤ⧇ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹

one of a series of photographs forming a movie or video
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He studied the composition of each frame, paying attention to lighting and framing to create visually stunning shots.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āφāϞ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāύ āĻļāϟ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
5.1

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ

a single drawing or panel within a comic strip that represents a moment or scene in the story
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He carefully illustrated each frame to ensure the characters' emotions were conveyed accurately.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
06

āχāύāĻŋāĻ‚, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž

(baseball) one of the nine periods or divisions of a game during which each team has an opportunity to bat
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They scored three runs in the fourth frame, taking the lead.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϚāϤ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āχāύāĻŋāĻ‚āϏ-āĻ āϤāĻŋāύ āϰāĻžāύ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

a part of a bowling game where a player gets one or two turns to knock down pins
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Scoring a strike in the first frame set a positive tone for the game.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ-āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž āϗ⧇āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āϏ⧁āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹, āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ

the internal supporting structure of an object or artifact that gives it shape and stability
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The frame of the kite was lightweight yet durable, ensuring it could fly steadily.
āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
8.1

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹

the structure of a building, piece of furniture, vehicle, etc. that supports and shapes it
frame definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She admired the elegant frame of the antique chair, which had been meticulously crafted.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āϏāϝāĻ¤ā§āύ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āĻ—āĻ āύ

a structured set of beliefs, assumptions, and standards that influence and give meaning to behavior, guiding actions and decisions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cultural frame of the community emphasized respect and cooperation.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āĻļā§āϰāĻĻā§āϧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹

(computing) a section of a web page or application that divides the user's display into multiple windows, each capable of being scrolled independently
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each frame displayed different information, allowing users to view multiple documents simultaneously.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āχ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻĨāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ, āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ

the correct posture, alignment, and positioning of the body in partner dances to ensure fluid movement and proper connection
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They practiced their frame to ensure better communication and movement in their tango routine.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§‹ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāύ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāρāϤ, āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ

a machine with a sturdy structure that holds parts in place and speeds up the process of making items like cloth, lace, or thread
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Lace makers worked carefully at the lace frame.
āϞ⧇āϏ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āϞ⧇āϏ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤāĨ¤
01

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to put a work of art in a solid border
Transitive: to frame a work of art
to frame definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To commemorate the moment, they chose to frame the family photo and hang it in the hallway.
āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻšāϞāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ⧇ āϟāĻžāĻ™āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to structure or organize ideas, plans, or systems within a framework
Transitive: to frame ideas or plans
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government is framing a comprehensive strategy to address public health concerns in urban areas.
āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧇ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϜāύāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to present information or ideas in a particular way to shape perception or understanding
Transitive: to frame information or ideas
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He framed the discussion on social media to address misinformation and promote critical thinking.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϭ⧁āϞ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢāĻžāρāϏāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž

to deliberately try to make someone appear guilty of a crime they did not commit
Transitive: to frame sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was framed by his business rivals who forged documents to make it seem like he was embezzling funds.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āϰāĻž āĻĢāĻžāρāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻĨāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϜāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāϏāĻžā§Ž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻœā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to assemble various parts to create a unified structure
Transitive: to frame sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The construction crew framed the gazebo by joining the lattice panels to the supporting posts.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāϏ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāĻœā§‡āĻŦā§‹āϕ⧇ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to construct or create the basic structure or framework of something, such as a building, by assembling its supporting elements
Transitive: to frame a structure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Carpenters framed the new office building using steel beams and concrete pillars.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚āϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

the outer structure of a racket, typically made of lightweight material, which holds the strings in place
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He noticed a crack in the frame of his tennis racket after the match.
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underframe
frame
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