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frame

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The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"The house's wooden frame provided support for the roof and walls. "

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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame."

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A piece of photographic film containing an image.

Examples :

"A film projector shows many frames in a single second."

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A context for understanding or interpretation.

Examples :

"The teacher's lecture provided a useful frame for understanding the historical context of the novel. "

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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.

Examples :

"The snooker frame ended with a spectacular final shot. "

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An independent chunk of data sent over a network.

Examples :

"The computer sent a frame of data to the printer. "

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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.

Examples :

"In the final frame of the bowling game, the team needed a strike to win. "

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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"The stamp collection featured a distinctive frame, a repeating border design, that appeared on many different stamps, even though the images inside varied. "

"The stamp collection featured a recurring frame design, with different images of flowers inside, but the same decorative border around them. "

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The outer circle of a cancellation mark.

Examples :

"The cancellation mark had a thin black frame around it. "

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

Examples :

"The animation software allows you to adjust the frame rate to 30 frames per second. "

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An individually scrollable region of a webpage.

Examples :

"The website had a frame for each student's assignment, allowing them to view their work separately. "

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Examples :

"The baseball team scored three runs in the first frame. "

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Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.

Examples :

"a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame"

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Frame of mind; disposition.

Examples :

"to be always in a happy frame"

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Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.

Examples :

"The teacher's frame for improving student behavior involved a series of small rewards. "

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A stage or level of a video game.

Examples :

"The game's new frame introduces a challenging boss battle. "

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

Examples :

"The biologist identified the correct reading frame to understand the gene's instructions. "

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A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.

Examples :

"The expert used a frame to represent the knowledge about a typical family dinner. "

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A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.

Examples :

"The family's budget is a frame, where spending limits (meets) can be considered separately for each member (arbitrary joins). "

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

Examples :

"The teacher framed the lesson plan to better suit the students' learning styles. "

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

Examples :

"The carpenter framed the house's walls using wooden beams and panels. "

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

Examples :

"The teacher framed the lesson plan to better suit the students' needs. "

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

Examples :

"The carpenters are framing the new addition to the house. "

"The carpenters are framing the new addition to the house. "

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

Examples :

"My grandmother framed the beautiful photograph of our family reunion. "

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To position visually within a fixed boundary.

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"How would you frame your accomplishments?"

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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"The miner used a wooden frame to wash the gold ore. "

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Examples :

"The squirrel framed quickly across the park to reach the oak tree. "

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To proceed; to go.

Examples :

"The students framed the line, one by one, to enter the classroom. "

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

Examples :

"During the tennis match, the player framed the ball, missing the intended shot. "

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To strengthen; refresh; support.

Examples :

"The teacher's encouragement framed the students' confidence during the difficult exam. "

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To execute; perform.

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"The new teacher's methods framed a greater understanding of the subject for the students. "

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To profit; avail.

Examples :

"By working hard and studying diligently, he framed a promotion at work. "

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To fit; accord.

Examples :

"The new policy frames well with the company's overall goals. "

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

Examples :

"My sister framed the first place award in her school science fair. "

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