Frame - English meaning

verb

Put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Usage examples:

She had just finished arranging the flowers

verb

Put into a proper or systematic order

verb

To plan or make preparations for something or for something to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] he arranged a meeting between the two leaders., [ + to infinitive ] my friends arranged to ea…

noun

A body.

Usage examples:

A line-up of stunning bods

abbreviation

Biochemical oxygen demand.

noun

Informal for body

Usage examples:

That guy has a great bod!, he's just an ordinary bod, no-one special., odd bod she's a bit of an od…

noun

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal.

Usage examples:

It's important to keep your body in good condition

verb

Give material form to something abstract.

Usage examples:

He bodied forth the traditional prussian remedy for all ills

noun

The whole physical structure that forms a person or animal

Usage examples:

A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy., she rubbed suncream ov…

noun

Any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates.

Usage examples:

His injuries included many broken bones

verb

Remove the bones from (meat or fish) before cooking, serving, or selling.

Usage examples:

Ask your butcher to bone the turkey for you

noun

Any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame

Usage examples:

The child was so thin that you could see her bones., human/animal bones

verb

Construct (something) by putting parts or material together.

Usage examples:

The ironworks were built in 1736

noun

The proportions of a person's or animal's body.

Usage examples:

She was of medium height and slim build

verb

To make something by putting bricks or other materials together

Usage examples:

Build a house they're building new houses by the river., the birds built their nest in the tree., b…

noun

The base frame of a car, carriage, or other wheeled vehicle.

Usage examples:

Indeed, the chassis and the wheel axle were specially designed to withstand such speed.

noun

The frame of a vehicle, including the wheels and engine, which supports the upper, covering part

noun

The frame of a vehicle, usually including the wheels and engine, onto which the metal covering is fixed

Usage examples:

The car's lightweight chassis is made from aluminium sheets.

verb

Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry).

Usage examples:

He composed the first violin sonata four years earlier

verb

Form the substance of

verb

To produce music, poetry, or formal writing

Usage examples:

Prokofiev started composing at the age of five., the music was specially composed for the film., a …

verb

Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg.

Usage examples:

She was conceived when her father was 49

verb

To bring a thought or idea into being; imagine

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] when they talk about billions of dollars, i can’t even conceive of that muc…

verb

To imagine something

Usage examples:

I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old., he couldn't conceive of a time when he …

noun

A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Usage examples:

Britain lacks a codified constitution

noun

The set of political principles by which a place or organization is governed, or the written document that records it

Usage examples:

The first ten amendments to the constitution of the united states are called the bill of rights., a…

noun

A written set of rules by which a country, state, or organization is governed

Usage examples:

The constitution of the united states, the constitution requires/prohibits/allows, etc mexico's con…

noun

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.

Usage examples:

The proposals need to be considered in the context of new european directives

The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation

noun

The influences and events related to a particular event or situation

Usage examples:

A historical/literary context, he is willing to look for solutions in the context of changes to the…

verb

Bring (something) into existence.

Usage examples:

He created a thirty-acre lake

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

Usage examples:

He created some of the most magnificent works of art ever made., the new hotel is expected to creat…

verb

Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Usage examples:

A training programme should be devised

noun

A clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

Usage examples:

The issue, however, is whether the language of the devise of the somerset estate can fairly be inte…

verb

Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

noun

A preliminary version of a piece of writing.

Usage examples:

The first draft of the party's manifesto

verb

Prepare a preliminary version of (a document).

Usage examples:

I drafted a letter of resignation

adjective

Us spelling of draught (noun).

verb

Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.

Usage examples:

Each was encased in a plastic shrink-wrap

verb

To cover or surround something or someone completely

Usage examples:

Be encased in the nuclear waste is encased in concrete before being sent for storage in disused min…

verb

Surround or close off on all sides.

Usage examples:

The entire estate was enclosed with walls

verb

To surround

Usage examples:

The garden is enclosed by four walls., please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

verb

To include something inside a letter or parcel

Usage examples:

Apply in writing, enclosing a current cv, to the address below., please find enclosed an applicatio…

noun

A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.

Usage examples:

This is important to the engineers who design and build products, because it gives them a tool to d…

verb

Design and build (a machine or structure).

Usage examples:

The men who engineered the tunnel

noun

A person specially trained to design and build machines, structures, and other things, including bridges, roads, vehicles, and buildings

Usage examples:

He is an engineer at a large electronics company., the bridge is engineered to withstand an earthqu…

verb

Catch in or as in a trap.

Usage examples:

Discarded fishing lines can entrap wildlife

verb

To deceive someone into doing something wrong so that the person will be caught

Usage examples:

He claimed he was the victim of fbi entrapment.

verb

To cause someone to do something that they would not usually do, by unfair methods

Usage examples:

I firmly believe my son has been entrapped by this cult.

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

verb

Set up or found

verb

To start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way

Usage examples:

He helped to establish the university of california at berkeley., once we establish the price, we c…

noun

Cloth or other material produced by weaving or knitting fibres.

Usage examples:

Heavy cream fabric

noun

Cloth or woven material, or a type of this material

Usage examples:

[ u ] cotton fabric, [ c ] wash delicate fabrics by hand., extreme social activism might rip apart …

noun

Cloth

Usage examples:

Consumers are demanding lighter, easy-to-care-for fabrics., competition from overseas fabric produc…

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

A piece of equipment or furniture which is fixed in position in a building or vehicle.

Usage examples:

Plumbing fixtures

noun

A piece of equipment that stays attached to a house or other building

Usage examples:

A light fixture, bathroom fixtures, fig. he became a fixture (= a regular feature) on television in…

noun

Something in a house that is permanently fixed, such as bathroom equipment, and that is not taken by someone when they move to a new home

Usage examples:

All fixtures and fittings are included in the house price.

noun

The visible shape or configuration of something.

Usage examples:

The form, colour, and texture of the tree

verb

Variant spelling of forme.

combining form

Having the form of.

Usage examples:

Cruciform

verb

Create or prepare methodically.

Usage examples:

The government has formulated a policy on waste management

verb

Prepare according to instructions

verb

To create something, esp. by putting together different parts

Usage examples:

The administration said it was formulating a new policy for the middle east., new drugs are being f…

noun

An essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object.

Usage examples:

A conservatory in a delicate framework of iron

noun

A structure around or over which something is built

Usage examples:

The steel framework of a bridge, they’re operating within the framework of a military bureaucracy.,…

noun

A system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something

Usage examples:

A framework for sth the future trade agenda can provide an important framework for restoring sustai…

noun

A door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine.

Usage examples:

And as the forward escape hatch was also destroyed, the lr5's only hope of gaining access to the su…

verb

(of an egg) open and produce a young animal.

Usage examples:

Eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch

noun

A newly hatched brood.

Usage examples:

A hatch of mayflies

verb

Climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).

Usage examples:

He mounted the steps

noun

A backing or setting on which a photograph, gem, or work of art is set for display.

Usage examples:

A decorated photograph mount

noun

A mountain or hill (archaic except in place names).

Usage examples:

Mount etna

noun

A backing, setting, or support for something.

Usage examples:

He pulled the curtain rail from its mounting

verb

Climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface).

Usage examples:

He mounted the steps

adjective

Increasing or rising

Usage examples:

There’s been mounting international criticism of the move.

verb

Arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance.

Usage examples:

The song cycle was stunningly arranged and orchestrated

noun

The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

Usage examples:

I filed the cards in alphabetical order

verb

Give an authoritative instruction to do something.

Usage examples:

She ordered me to leave

verb

Logical arrangement of different elements

noun

An organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department.

Usage examples:

A research organization

verb

Arrange systematically; order.

Usage examples:

Organize lessons in a planned way

verb

Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

verb

To make the necessary plans for something to happen; arrange

Usage examples:

The group organizes theater trips once a month., they organized a meeting between the students and …

verb

Have a specified beginning.

Usage examples:

The word originated as a marketing term

noun

The form, size, and development of a person's body.

Usage examples:

A sturdy, muscular physique

noun

The appearance, esp. shape and size, of a human body

Usage examples:

A small/large physique, a dancer’s physique

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

verb

A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved

noun

A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.

Usage examples:

The proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising

verb

Adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else.

Usage examples:

A life after death in which happiness can be proportioned to virtue

phrase

The size, shape, or level of something

Usage examples:

A building of elegant proportions, i'm not very good at drawing people - i can never get the propor…

noun

A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.

Usage examples:

The occupational sick pay scheme

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

Usage examples:

Envious of their wealth, he schemed to bring about their downfall

noun

A plan for doing or organizing something

Usage examples:

The committee came up with a creative fundraising scheme., the yellow and white color scheme bright…

noun

The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Usage examples:

A romantic house in a wonderful setting beside the river wye

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

verb

Group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability.

noun

The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

Usage examples:

She liked the shape of his nose

verb

Give a particular shape or form to.

Usage examples:

Most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone

abbreviation

Supreme headquarters allied powers europe.

noun

The relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.

Usage examples:

The schools varied in size

verb

Alter or sort in terms of size or according to size.

Usage examples:

Twist drills are sized in millimetres

adjective

Having a specified size; sized.

Usage examples:

Marble-size chunks of hail

noun

An internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant.

Usage examples:

The human skeleton

noun

The frame of bones supporting a human or animal body

Usage examples:

We found a deer skeleton.

adjective

Used to describe something in its most basic form

Usage examples:

His solicitor confirmed he had faxed a skeleton argument supporting his client's application for ba…

verb

Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

Usage examples:

Lionel stood in the doorway

noun

An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.

Usage examples:

The party's tough stand on immigration

verb

Be standing; be upright

noun

The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

Usage examples:

The two sentences have equivalent structures

verb

Construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to.

Usage examples:

Services must be structured so as to avoid pitfalls

noun

The arrangement or organization of parts in a system

Usage examples:

Molecular structure, [ u ] grammatical structure changes from language to language., [ c ] when the…

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Usage examples:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Usage examples:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

verb

Be all round (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

noun

A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.

Usage examples:

An oak fireplace surround

verb

To be around something on all sides

Usage examples:

Snow-capped mountains surround the city., the house was surrounded by dense woods., i’m interested …

noun

A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole.

Usage examples:

The state railway system

noun

A set of connected items or devices that operate together

Usage examples:

The system of interstate highways, we’re having a new computer system installed., the digestive sys…

noun

A particular set of actions for doing something

Usage examples:

They designed a system that tracks results., a system for (doing) sth the bank has streamlined syst…

collocation

Find the solution to or understand the meaning of

phrasal verb

Plan or devise something in detail.

Usage examples:

We need to work out a seating plan

phrasal verb

Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.

Usage examples:

The interest rate is worked out by adding a certain amount to the current base rate