Crossword-Solution: FRAME
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Frame | v. t. | To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk, Scarf, and Splice. |
| Frame | v. t. | To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false. |
| Frame | v. t. | To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform. |
| Frame | v. t. | To cause; to bring about; to produce. |
| Frame | v. t. | To support. |
| Frame | v. t. | To provide with a frame, as a picture. |
| Frame | v. i. | To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech. |
| Frame | v. i. | To proceed; to go. |
| Frame | n. | 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. |
| Frame | n. | The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person. |
| Frame | n. | A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which anything is held or stretched |
| Frame | n. | The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels. |
| Frame | n. | A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings. |
| Frame | n. | The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering. |
| Frame | n. | A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc. |
| Frame | n. | A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost. |
| Frame | n. | A stand to support the type cases for use by the compositor. |
| Frame | n. | A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc. |
| Frame | n. | Form; shape; proportion; scheme; structure; constitution; system; as, a frameof government. |
| Frame | n. | Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame. |
| Frame | n. | Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| FRAME | anagram | FAMER |
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Hint 1 meaning
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which
covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
AOERNC
Hint 3 another clue
COVER THE EYES
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Sentences with FRAME (5)
Now, if they would make the effort in good temper, could they not with nearly equal unanimity frame and pass a law by means of which to keep good that unanimous oath? There is some difference of opinion whether this clause should be enforced by national or by State authority; but surely that difference is not a very material one.
Nor was his eare less peal’d With noises loud and ruinous (to compare Great things with small) then when _Bellona_ storms, With all her battering Engines bent to rase Som Capital City, or less then if this frame Of Heav’n were falling, and these Elements In mutinie had from her Axle torn The stedfast Earth.
Alexandra drew her shawl closer about her and stood leaning against the frame of the mill, looking at the stars which glittered so keenly through the frosty autumn air.
Oak had nothing finished and ready to say as yet, and not being able to frame love-phrases which end where they begin; passionate tales— —Full of sound and fury Signifying nothing— he said no word at all.
Thus branded as a felon by myself, How had I dared to look you in the face? Nay, had I known a way to choke the springs Of hearing, I had never shrunk to make A dungeon of this miserable frame, Cut off from sight and hearing; for ’tis bliss to bide in regions sorrow cannot reach.
Quotes with FRAME (3)
Truth for anyone is a very complex thing. For a writer, what you leave out says as much as those things you include. What lies beyond the margin of the text? The photographer frames the shot; writers frame their world. Mrs Winterson objected to what I had put in, but it seemed to me that what I had left out was the story’s silent twin. There are so many things that we can’t say, because they are too painful. We hope that the things we can say will soothe the rest, or appease …
Three weeks ago, he’d seen hail fall from the sky, onlyto be followed minutes later by a spectacular rainbow that seemed to frame the azalea bushes. The colors, so vivid they seemed almost alive, made him think that nature sometimes sends us signs, that it’s important to remember that joy can always follow despair. But a moment later, the rainbow had vanished and the hail returned, and he realized that joy was sometimes only an illusion.
For now, I look to God, for I know He will respond to my questions. For I believe, in the deepest part of my heart, that He shall truly bring us into a frame of mind where we may hear His greatest responses . . . Perhaps not the final answers, but at the very least, the next response we need.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Slate, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 187 times in crossword archives (1947–2025).