| frame | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. frame | the framework for a pair of eyeglasses. |
| ~ chase | a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time. |
| ~ framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| ~ eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles | optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. frame | a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film. |
| ~ photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material. |
| n. (body) | 3. anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma | alternative names for the body of a human being.; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ person | a human body (usually including the clothing).; "a weapon was hidden on his person" |
| ~ juvenile body | the body of a young person. |
| ~ adult body | the body of an adult human being. |
| ~ male body | the body of a male human being. |
| ~ female body | the body of a female human being. |
| n. (time) | 4. frame, inning | (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| ~ top of the inning, top | the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat.; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" |
| ~ bottom of the inning, bottom | the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat. |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| n. (communication) | 5. frame | a single drawing in a comic_strip. |
| ~ drawing | an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper.; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7" |
| ~ cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, strip | a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book. |
| n. (communication) | 6. frame | an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently. |
| ~ application program, applications programme, application | a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task.; "he has tried several different word processing applications" |
| n. (cognition) | 7. frame, frame of reference | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning. |
| ~ system of rules, system | a complex of methods or rules governing behavior.; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" |
| ~ vocabulary | the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts).; "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques" |
| n. (body) | 8. frame, skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale | the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal. |
| ~ system | a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts.; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" |
| ~ musculoskeletal system | the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form. |
| ~ skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism. |
| ~ endoskeleton | the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates). |
| ~ exoskeleton | the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. frame, skeletal frame, skeleton, underframe | the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape.; "the building has a steel skeleton" |
| ~ aircraft | a vehicle that can fly. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ chassis | the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor. |
| ~ hoop | a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. frame, framing | a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror.; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held" |
| ~ framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| n. (act) | 11. frame | one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided. |
| ~ bowling | a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them. |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| v. (contact) | 12. border, frame, frame in | enclose in or as if in a frame.; "frame a picture" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| v. (stative) | 13. frame | enclose in a frame, as of a picture. |
| ~ hold in, enclose, confine | close in.; "darkness enclosed him" |
| v. (social) | 14. ensnare, entrap, frame, set up | take or catch as if in a snare or trap.; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" |
| ~ cozen, deceive, delude, lead on | be false to; be dishonest with. |
| v. (communication) | 15. cast, couch, frame, put, redact | formulate in a particular style or language.; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" |
| ~ give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate | put into words or an expression.; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" |
| v. (cognition) | 16. compose, draw up, frame | make up plans or basic details for.; "frame a policy" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| v. (creation) | 17. frame, frame up | construct by fitting or uniting parts together. |
| ~ construction, building | the act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| set up | | |
| v. (social) | 1. establish, found, launch, set up | set up or found.; "She set up a literacy program" |
| ~ open, open up | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning.; "open a business" |
| v. (creation) | 2. assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together | create by putting components or members together.; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ comfit, confection, confect | make into a confection.; "This medicine is home-confected" |
| ~ mix up, jumble, confuse | assemble without order or sense.; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" |
| ~ reassemble | assemble once again, after taking something apart. |
| ~ configure | set up for a particular purpose.; "configure my new computer"; "configure a plane for a combat mission" |
| ~ compound | create by mixing or combining. |
| ~ rig up | erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure.; "Can he rig up a P.A. system?" |
| v. (creation) | 3. erect, put up, raise, rear, set up | construct, build, or erect.; "Raise a barn" |
| ~ construction, building | the act of constructing something.; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| v. (change) | 4. lay out, set, set up | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| ~ gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| v. (contact) | 5. arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ regularise, regularize | make regular or more regular.; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker" |
| ~ order | place in a certain order.; "order the photos chronologically" |
| ~ order | bring order to or into.; "Order these files" |
| ~ straighten | make straight or straighter.; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair" |
| ~ rearrange | put into a new order or arrangement.; "Please rearrange these files"; "rearrange the furniture in my room" |
| ~ serialise, serialize | arrange serially.; "Serialize the numbers" |
| ~ alphabetise, alphabetize | arrange in alphabetical order.; "Alphabetize the list" |
| ~ coordinate, organise, organize | bring order and organization to.; "Can you help me organize my files?" |
| ~ stratify | form layers or strata.; "The rock stratifies" |
| ~ string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string.; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" |
| ~ marshal | arrange in logical order.; "marshal facts or arguments" |
| ~ string | stretch out or arrange like a string. |
| ~ string out, spread out | set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series.; "the houses were strung out in a long row" |
| ~ preen, plume | clean with one's bill.; "The birds preened" |
| ~ stack | arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances.; "stack the deck of cards" |
| ~ chain | connect or arrange into a chain by linking. |
| ~ geminate, pair | arrange in pairs.; "Pair these numbers" |
| ~ concord | arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance.; "The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives" |
| ~ cascade | arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible. |
| ~ settle | arrange or fix in the desired order.; "She settled the teacart" |
| ~ pyramid | arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid. |
| ~ corral | arrange wagons so that they form a corral. |
| ~ catenate, catenulate | arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores. |
| ~ decorate, dress | provide with decoration.; "dress the windows" |
| ~ array, lay out, set out, range | lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" |
| ~ wad, compact, bundle, pack | compress into a wad.; "wad paper into the box" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ pile, heap, stack | arrange in stacks.; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" |
| ~ stagger, distribute | to arrange in a systematic order.; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" |
| ~ drape | arrange in a particular way.; "drape a cloth" |
| ~ drape | place casually.; "The cat draped herself on the sofa" |
| ~ set | fix in a border.; "The goldsmith set the diamond" |
| ~ gradate | arrange according to grades.; "These lines are gradated" |
| ~ line up | form a line.; "The buildings all line up neatly" |
| v. (creation) | 6. set up | begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc..; "set up an election" |
| ~ machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get up | arrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" |
| v. (creation) | 7. effect, effectuate, set up | produce.; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| ~ draw, get | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.; "He drew a base on balls" |
| ~ precipitate | bring about abruptly.; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution" |
| ~ induce, hasten, stimulate, rush | cause to occur rapidly.; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ serve | contribute or conduce to.; "The scandal served to increase his popularity" |
| v. (contact) | 8. instal, install, put in, set up | set up for use.; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ retrofit | fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house.; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing" |
| ~ reinstall | install again.; "She reinstalled the washer after it had been repaired" |
| ~ put up, post | place so as to be noticed.; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" |
| v. (contact) | 9. establish, instal, install, set up | place.; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" |
| v. (social) | 10. rig, set up | arrange the outcome of by means of deceit.; "rig an election" |
| ~ chisel, cheat | engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud.; "Who's chiseling on the side?" |
| v. (contact) | 11. pitch, set up | erect and fasten.; "pitch a tent" |
| ~ camp down, camp | establish or set up a camp. |
| ~ erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| v. (cognition) | 12. arrange, order, put, set up | arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" |
| ~ contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize | arrange or represent events so that they co-occur.; "synchronize biblical events" |
| ~ phrase | divide, combine, or mark into phrases.; "phrase a musical passage" |
| ~ organize, organise | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea. |
| v. (change) | 13. rig, set, set up | equip with sails or masts.; "rig a ship" |
| ~ equip, fit out, outfit, fit | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
| v. (change) | 14. fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ socialise, socialize | prepare for social life.; "Children have to be socialized in school" |
| ~ provide | take measures in preparation for.; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" |
| ~ cram | prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam. |
| ~ precondition | put into the required condition beforehand. |
| ~ fix | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study. |
| ~ mount | fix onto a backing, setting, or support.; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" |
| ~ lay out, set up, set | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| ~ winterise, winterize | prepare for winter.; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" |
| ~ summerise, summerize | prepare for summer.; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" |
| ~ prime | insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing.; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" |
| ~ crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ brace, poise | prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult. |
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