(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.
(v. t.) To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false.
(v. t.) To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.
(v. t.) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
(v. t.) To support.
(v. t.) To provide with a frame, as a picture.
(v. i.) To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech.
(v. i.) To proceed; to go.
(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.
(n.) The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person.
(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
(n.) The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels.
(n.) A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings.
(n.) The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering.
(n.) A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc.
(n.) A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost.
(n.) A stand to support the type cases for use by the compositor.
(n.) A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc.
(n.) Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame.
(n.) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
Example Sentences:
(1) By the 1860s, French designs were using larger front wheels and steel frames, which although lighter were more rigid, leading to its nickname of “boneshaker”.
(2) Extensive sequence homologies and other genetic features are shared with the related oncogenic virus, human papillomavirus type 16, especially in the major reading frames.
(3) We have used a modification of the rotating-frame imaging technique to measure PCr-to-ATP ratio non-invasively in human heart.
(4) In the experiments to be reported here, computer-averaged EMG data were obtained from PCA of native speakers of American English, Japanese, and Danish who uttered test words embedded in frame sentences.
(5) Synthetic DNA corresponding to the hydrophobic domain of cytochrome b5 was enzymatically fused in-frame to cloned DNA corresponding to the C-terminus of the Escherichia coli enzyme, beta-galactosidase.
(6) Problem definition, the first step in policy development, includes identifying the issues, discussing and framing the issues, analyzing data and resources, and deciding on a problem definition.
(7) Two mechanisms are evident in chicks' spatial representations: a metric frame for encoding the spatial arrangement of surfaces as surfaces and a cue-guidance system for encoding conspicuous landmarks near the target.
(8) The vector is relatively small (6 kilobase pairs) and contains a portion of the L. seymouri alpha-tubulin gene positioned in-frame with a truncated neomycin phosphotransferase gene that confers resistance to the aminoglycoside G418.
(9) Of 55 new open reading frames analysed by gene disruption, three are essential genes; of 42 non-essential genes that were tested, 14 show some discernible effect on phenotype and the remaining 28 have no overt function.
(10) One splicing mutation results in a 3 amino acid in-frame insertion.
(11) The author uses an eclectic theoretical frame of reference which includes some elements of psychodynamic, object relations, and structural and strategic family therapy theory.
(12) The RNA sequence was 6791 nucleotides in length and contained four open reading frames (ORFs).
(13) No homology was found between the protein encoded by the second largest open reading frame and the corresponding product of other plant viruses.
(14) Gated blood pool images were stored in modified left anterior oblique views by the multiple gated method (28 frames per beat) after the in vivo labeling of erythrocytes using 25 mCi 99m-Tc.
(15) In the sixth frame of the evening he sunk a magnificent long red and careered on his way to a 131 clearance to extend his lead in the match to 9-5.
(16) Sequence similarity with the dipteran elements was the highest within individual domains of TED open reading frame 2 (pol region) that are also conserved among the retroviruses and encode protease, reverse transcriptase, and integrase functions, respectively.
(17) Proud of the way his forces behaved, he plans to frame the operational map of the night for his office wall.
(18) In difficult fractures we feel that change from external to internal fixation should be performed earlier; it makes early removal of the fixator pins possible and prevents the problems associated with prolonged use of fixator frames.
(19) This change led to an exon-skipping event resulting in a frame shift and generation of a stop codon.
(20) "The time frame for the adjustment, the conditions of the real economy should be taken into consideration," he said.
Reframe
Definition:
(v. t.) To frame again or anew.
Example Sentences:
(1) Flexibility and integration of approaches may be advantageous and hypnosis, including regression and reframing, may be especially powerful in the treatment of phobics.
(2) To which Salim replies: “But you do.” When such intimacy between two men can be broadcast to an audience of millions, we are shown that the ways of portraying gay sex can be reframed.
(3) Contrary to expectation, however, reframing ability and attitudes about burn care were not related.
(4) We hypothesized that the paradoxical environment of burn care units facilitates individuals who can change their perspective (or reframe these situations) and that this ability is related to attitudes and feelings about burn patients and their treatment.
(5) They said they hoped the reframing of the issue as a series of risks would help governments respond more rapidly to climate change.
(6) The present article suggests that reframing the task to focus on cognitive rehabilitation issues can contribute significantly to the treatment of the chronic patient.
(7) The row over the missing segment came as Romney's campaign team sought to regain ground by reframing remarks he made in the video that 47% of Americans are government-dependent.
(8) "The notion that abortion is evil doesn't have much purchase, so instead the anti-abortion movement has reframed its opposition towards issues of safety.
(9) The approach reframes self-destructive behavior as a habitual response to overwhelming affect.
(10) Five years into its “scrounger” narrative, the Conservatives appear confident they can reframe ESA (Wrag) as a benefit for workshy hypochondriacs with a bad case of the flu.
(11) Reframing has proven to be a potent method of circumventing such issues.
(12) These dichos offer the clinician culturally viable tools for mitigating resistance, enhancing motivation, or reframing problems.
(13) With his moral authority and charisma, the pope has helped reframe climate change from an arcane set of negotiations into an issue with sweeping moral implications.
(14) Gordon Brown, who had reframed the debate in the early summer as a battle about what is best for Scotland rather than a cross-border skirmish, stormed into action this week by announcing accelerated plans for what he described as Scottish home rule within the UK.
(15) The first section reframes thinking about levels by identifying an array of different ways of thinking about levels.
(16) Context: The reframing of government immigration policy and rhetoric in terms of the relationship with the EU.
(17) The real problem is the absence of a serious attempt to reframe the political conversation about business and the economy.
(18) These data, in conjunction with new understandings emerging from the addiction literature, support an approach to addiction therapy based on reframing family perception.
(19) The use of reframing as a means of increasing nurses' choices in their behavioral responses to manipulative patients and an example of how the process might be used to influence nurses' perceptions are discussed.
(20) The Amsterdam meeting was convened by academics and public health experts involved in a five-year research project, funded by the European commission, called Alice Rap (Addiction and Lifestyles in Contemporary Europe Reframing Addictions Project).