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to frame

to frame

98 1.9
To put a picture or photo in a border for display
  • verb
  • /freɪm/
: enmarcar
  • After printing her favorite photo, she asked the store to frame it professionally.
  • frame a photograph
  • frame a picture
  • frame a painting

Let's just frame the eyes with a touch of mascara just to finish it off.

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Examples

Synonyms

to border
vsto frame
1 3.1

To add a decorative edge around something

means surrounding an item for enclosure rather than just decorative edging
to enframe
vsto frame
1 8.8

To put something inside a border in a photo or painting to make it stand out

focuses on simple enclosure rather than arranging to highlight

Idioms

out of frame
  • Specialized
7 5.8

Not visible inside a picture or not right for the situation

Phrasal Verbs

5 4.5

Surround a space or object on all sides to enclose it

1 4.9

To build the basic wooden structure of a building like a house

Compounds

93 3.1

A fixed period when something happens or is expected to happen

30 3.7

The mood a person has at a certain time

18 1.7

A wooden or metal border that holds and protects a picture

A person's ideas and beliefs that shape how they understand things

9 1.9

The fixed part around a window that holds it in the wall

frame-up
  • Informal
8 8.7

An act of falsely accusing someone by making fake evidence against them

frame of reference
  • Specialized
6 6.1

A system for measuring where things are and how they move from one viewpoint

frame rate
  • Specialized
5 3.4

How many pictures a video, animation, or game shows each second

reference frame
  • Specialized
3 7.2

A system that describes where and how an object is located or facing

1 4.9

A tall thin body that looks awkward or loosely built

cold frame
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A low box with a clear top that protects young plants from cold and helps them grow

inertial frame
  • Specialized
1 8.7

A point of view where objects stay still or move steadily unless a force acts

skeletal frame
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Inside support that gives a building or machine its shape and strength

1 6.5

A metal frame with handles that helps people walk and keep their balance

1 8.9

A frame where objects stay still or move straight at constant speed unless a force acts on them

A tool that holds fabric tight while you sew patterns by hand

1 2.3

A set of bars or ropes in a playground that children use to go up and down on

spinning frame
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A machine that pulls, twists, and winds fibers into yarn

1 6.7

A thin strong body with visible muscles and little fat

frame buffer
  • Specialized
1 5.4

An area of computer memory that stores the picture shown on the screen

1 8.1

A very tall thin body shape that looks like a long bean

A square wooden tool archaeologists use to map objects at a dig site

fly frame
  • Archaic
9.4

A machine in a textile mill that twists stretched fibres into loose thread

roving frame
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that pulls and lightly twists loose fibres to make thin yarn for spinning

open frame
  • Jargon
7.1

A frame in which a player fails to knock down all the pins with two rolls

A digital screen that shows photos as a slideshow

A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids

A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories

planning frame
  • Specialized
7.7

A square wooden frame archaeologists use to draw and measure features at a site

speed frame
  • Specialized
8.5

A machine that pulls and slightly twists fibers to make a loose rope for spinning

How Elaborate

to trim
11 4.1
to border
1 3.1
to frame
98 1.9
to mount
47 3.8

Surface Forms

frame infinitive
framed past
framed past participle
framing present participle
frames third person singular

Etymology

To frame a picture or window follows the same idea of fitting a border around something to hold it in place. That is why to frame an image is to put it in a surround or border.