frame

frame
01. Our daughter did a lovely painting in art class, so we had it [framed], and hung it on our living room wall.
02. Her face was [framed] by her beautiful blonde curls.
03. We sanded down the window [frames] to expose the beautiful wood hidden under the paint.
04. He bent the [frame] of his bicycle when he crashed into a parked car.
05. That picture [frame] is actually nicer than the painting in it.
06. Afro-American boxer Reuben Hurricane Carter was [framed] by dishonest policemen for a murder he didn't commit.
07. He has gone to pick out some new [frames] for his glasses.
08. If there is an earthquake, it is a good idea to stand in a door [frame] because it is quite solid and offers some protection.
09. Gordon Dickson once said, "Some people like my advice so much that they [frame] it upon the wall instead of using it."
10. She always [frames] her insults in this sweet, phoney language.
11. She stole a lot of money from the bank, but was able to [frame] her co-worker for the crime.
12. Most animated films are projected at a speed of 24 [frames] per second.
13. Elton John sang, "Don't judge the picture by the [frame]; every man is not the same."
14. Many of the fundamental issues which concern psychologists today were originally [framed] by philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Frame — Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frame — ist in der Hauptbedeutung ein vom englischen Wort frame (dt.: Rahmen, Gestell) stammendes Fremdwort, das in verschiedenen Zusammenhängen verwendet wird: als Abstraktum: den sichtbaren Bildausschnitt eines Films Einzelbilder in Filmen, Animationen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • frame — [frām] vt. framed, framing [ME framen < frame, a structure, frame, prob. < ON frami, profit, benefit, akin to frama, to further < fram, forward (akin to OE fram, FROM); some senses < OE framian, to be helpful: see FURNISH] 1. to shape …   English World dictionary

  • Frame — Frame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Framed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Framing}.] [OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS. fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong, valiant; akin to E. foremost, and prob. to AS. fram from, Icel. fremja, frama, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frame — is generally accepted as being of Scottish origin although this is by no means certain. It is believed to derive from the Olde English pre 7th century word fram a term for a lusty and vigorous man! Today Frame is fairly prevalent on the western… …   Surnames reference

  • frame — ► NOUN 1) a rigid structure surrounding a picture, door, etc. 2) (frames) a metal or plastic structure holding the lenses of a pair of glasses. 3) the rigid supporting structure of a vehicle, piece of furniture, or other object. 4) a person s… …   English terms dictionary

  • frame — vt framed, fram·ing 1: to formulate the contents of and draw up (as a document) in the two hundred years since our Constitution was framed W. J. Brennan, Jr. 2: to contrive the evidence against (as an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty… …   Law dictionary

  • frame — frame, framing, frame analysis In Frame Analysis (1974), Erving Goffman defines a ‘frame’ as ‘definitions of the situation [that] are built up in accordance with the principles of organization which govern events at least social ones and our… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Frame — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Se denomina frame en inglés, a un fotograma o cuadro, una imagen particular dentro de una sucesión de imágenes que componen una animación. La continua sucesión de estos fotogramas producen a la vista la sensación de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Frame — Frame, v. i. 1. To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech. [Obs.] Judg. xii. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. To proceed; to go. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The bauty of this sinful dame Made many princes thither frame. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frame-up — frame ups N COUNT A frame up is a situation where someone pretends that an innocent person has committed a crime by deliberately lying or inventing evidence. [INFORMAL] He was innocent and the victim of a frame up …   English dictionary

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