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frame
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- pronunciation:
- freIm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A frame is a border that fits around something. You often see a frame around a picture, a window, or a mirror.
My mother put a wooden frame around our family picture and hung it on the wall.
- synonyms:
- framework
- similar words:
- border, margin, outline, rim
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| definition 2: |
A frame is a simple structure that supports something that is built on it.
The builders have finished the frame for the new house. They will put up the walls next week.The body of the car was damaged, but the frame is still fine.- synonyms:
- framework, structure
- similar words:
- case, support
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| definition 3: |
Your frame is the form of your body with respect to how tall or wide it is.
I have a small frame, so I usually sit in the middle seat of the car between my two older brothers.- synonyms:
- build, form, skeleton
- similar words:
- figure, shape, size
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| related words: |
body, margin |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
frames, framing, framed |
| definition: |
When you frame something, you put a border or rim around it.
My father framed a photo of him and my mother from back before I was born.- similar words:
- edge, enclose
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| related words: |
accuse, design, mount, phrase, shape |
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