Definition of "frame" []

To build by putting together the structural parts of; construct: frame a house. (verb-transitive)
To conceive or design: framed an alternate proposal. (verb-transitive)
To arrange or adjust for a purpose: The question was framed to draw only one answer. (verb-transitive)
To put into words; formulate: frame a reply. (verb-transitive)
To form (words) silently with the lips. (verb-transitive)
An open structure that gives shape and support to something, such as the transverse stiffening ribs of a ship's hull or an aircraft's fuselage or the skeletal beams and uprights of a building (noun)

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An enclosing case or border into which something is fitted (noun)
The system around which something is built up (noun)
The structure of the human body (noun)
A condition; state (esp in the phrase frame of mind) (noun)
One of a series of individual exposures on a strip of film used in making motion pictures (noun)
An individual exposure on a film used in still photography (noun)
An individual picture in a comic strip (noun)
A television picture scanned by one or more electron beams at a particular frequency (noun)
The area of the picture so formed (noun)
The wooden triangle used to set up the balls (noun)
The balls when set up (noun)
A single game finished when all the balls have been potted (noun)
(on a website) a self-contained section that functions independently from other parts; by using frames, a website designer can make some areas of a website remain constant while others change according to the choices made by the internet user (noun)
One of the sections of which a beehive is composed, esp one designed to hold a honeycomb (noun)
A machine or part of a machine over which yarn is stretched in the production of textiles (noun)
(in language teaching, etc) a syntactic construction with a gap in it, used for assigning words to syntactic classes by seeing which words may fill the gap (noun)
An enumeration of a population for the purposes of sampling, esp as the basis of a stratified sample (noun)
(in telecommunications, computers, etc) one cycle of a regularly recurring number of pulses in a pulse train (noun)
Shape; form (noun)
To construct by fitting parts together (verb)
To draw up the plans or basic details for; outline (verb)
To compose, contrive, or conceive (verb)
To provide, support, or enclose with a frame (verb)
To form (words) with the lips, esp silently (verb)
To conspire to incriminate (someone) on a false charge (verb)
To contrive the dishonest outcome of (a contest, match, etc); rig (verb)
To make an effort (verb)
To have ability (verb)

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Use "frame" in a sentence

"The menu shows the title frame with more room on all four sides, indicating that Mill Creek could have done better."
"Hendon have pushed themselves back into the title frame as a result of an improved run of form which sees them now unbeaten in three games � with their last defeat being a 3-1 loss against Lions A. David Garbacz�s side can make a real statement of intent by bringing the Lions� superb run to an end � and that�s what it would be."
"Jamie Holmes and Stewart Jones ensured that Cammell Laird Reserves stayed well in the title frame as they romped to a 5-0 triumph over Blacon YC."