Collocations for "frame"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "frame" in context.
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frame
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [wooden, black, gold, gilt] frame
- a [gallery, museum, picture, photo] frame
- a [5 by 7] frame
- [a decorative, an elaborate] frame
- need a new frame for
- put [it, the photo, the painting] in a frame
- am going to put this in a frame
- a [different, new, unusual] frame of reference
- the frame of reference is [important, essential] (to)
- depending on your frame of mind
- am in a [good, poor, negative] frame of mind
- a [movie, video] frame
- [view, watch] frame by frame
- in the [first, next] frame
- play at [30] frames per second
- [appeared, was] in (the) frame
- have a [tight, loose] time frame
- what is your time frame for the [project, day]?
- glasses with [black, solid, gold] frames
- [a climbing, an exercise, a car, a bed] frame
- seal the [window, door] frame
- her [slim, svelte, muscular] frame
- snooker: the best of [19, 35] frames
- the frame size
- frame a [picture, painting]
- framed with [wood, glass, metal]
- framed and [mounted, backed, matted, hung]
- framed him for [murder]
- was framed for (the) [murder, robbery]
- I was framed!
- frame a [constitution, route map, treaty]
- frame it in terms of
- frame it as [a question, an issue of]
- frame your question in such a [way, manner] (as to)
'frame' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alloy
- angle
- bowl
- buff
- certain
- chubby
- climbing
- coated
- definite
- dent
- door
- freeze
- glue
- grab
- happy
- hinge
- hoist
- however
- joint
- mahogany
- maple
- merry
- metal
- miserable
- photo
- picture
- plastic
- plump
- positive
- poster
- ragged
- rear
- relaxed
- robust
- rusty
- shattered
- side
- slender
- slight
- slit
- solid
- sound
- split
- steel
- stiff
- stout
- straighten
- sturdy
- tilt
- timber