Noun
the frame of a house
I need new frames for my glasses. Verb
It was the first state to frame a written constitution.
She framed her questions carefully.
He took the time to frame a thoughtful reply.
She claims that she was framed.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Vendors sold just about anything — vacuum cleaners, bed frames, $3 watches, camouflage attire, Frank Sinatra painted on black velvet, Fred Flintstone bobble heads and, yes, kitchen sinks.—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024 Each design is crafted in Italy and features a sophisticated and polished frame, evocative of Kelly’s enduring style sensibility.—Julia Teti, WWD, 24 June 2024
Verb
With its huge windows framing the corpses on display, the morgue bore an uncomfortable resemblance to a department store.—JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024 The jury has since been tasked with deciding whether Read committed an act of deadly domestic violence or if she was framed by law enforcement, as her defense team argued throughout the legal proceedings.—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
Adjective
After the shutter button is pressed, Samsung uses advanced multi-frame processing to combine multiple images into a single picture and AI to automatically adjust the photo as necessary.—Samantha Kelly, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023 To start with, the company’s Super Resolution feature kicks in at zoom levels of 25x and higher, and uses multi-frame processing to combine over 10 images to reduce noise and enhance clarity.—Jon Porter, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for frame
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Word History
Etymology
Verb, Noun, and Adjective
Middle English, to benefit, construct, from Old English framian to benefit, make progress; akin to Old Norse fram forward, Old English fram from
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