(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.
Stead
Definition:
(n.) Place, or spot, in general.
(n.) Place or room which another had, has, or might have.
(n.) A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.
(n.) A farmhouse and offices.
(v. t.) To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.
(v. t.) To fill place of.
Example Sentences:
(1) The government began aggressively purging the heads of cultural and academic institutions (a notable number of them Jewish and liberal intellectuals suspected of a “foreign” mindset) and installing in their stead true believers in the Magyar way.
(2) "It depends on how many pages you print," says Patrick Stead, head of cartridge recycler Environmental Business Products.
(3) The T gamma chain of human fetal hemoglobin has a threonyl in stead of an isoleucyl residue in position 75.
(4) We wish his father in law, the president, had done the same.” Trump has said his three adult children, Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr, will not play a role in government, and that his sons will run his sprawling businesses in his stead.
(5) The less abundant IL 1 alpha mRNA showed a decrease in its stead-state levels prior to the reduction in the levels of IL 1 beta mRNA.
(6) They will make an assessment of Christ in that, and so I’ve been trying to hold the prayer that, whatever I’ve done or said, somehow Christ will be seen in it, or at least I won’t get in the way of that.” Revealing a glass half full attitude that may stand her in good stead in the potentially fraught times ahead, Elizabeth Jane Holden “Libby” Lane, whose husband is the chaplain at Manchester airport, stresses that she would “much rather travel with people than confront them”, but insists that that “doesn’t mean I won’t face up to difficult choices or decisions when they have to be made”.
(7) That stood him in good stead when he lost the ministerial status and limo in 2001, and again in 2012 when he separated from his long-term partner Dorian Jabri, sold their home in Islington, moved to fashionable Clerkenwell and started living alone again for the first time in 25 years.
(8) Multiple linear regression between stead state PDC and dose, age, body weight and serum creatinine concentration revealed 62.1% of the variance of the PDC after intravenous administration of digoxin.
(9) Furthermore we noted that the new collateral channel was able to fill a steadely increasing part of the cerebral circulation and that it was also found to irrigate territories of the brain that were previously well perfused by leptomeningeal anastomosis or retrograd flow through the ophthalmic artery etc.
(10) Biological calibration of the Hewlett-Packard electronic spirometer against a Stead-Wells 13.5-litre spirometer shows a good concordance for forced vital capacity (FVC; systematic error 0% in women, 1% in men, probable error 4% in both sexes).
(11) Co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who is now worth over $2.7bn, congratulated Zuckerberg on his Facebook page: "Congrats to everyone involved in the project from day one till today, and I especially wanted to congratulate Mark Zukerberg (sic) on keeping tremendous stead-fast (sic) focus, however hard that was, on making the world a more open and connected place."
(12) But although his likability, proven persistence and enforced gravitas will hold him in good stead as he embarks upon a road much harder than the one he's already travelled, he has a lot more to prove.
(13) In addition, the open-circuit procedure used for the Jones spirometer required more corrdination in the subject than did the closed-circuit procedure employed in this study for the Stead-Wells spirometer; however, with application of the "conversion factors," both instruments, yield comparable data and prove adequate for spirometric studies.
(14) Peter Vanden Houte, an economist at ING, blamed a lack of consumption by households and businesses for the worse-than-expected figures, but said the figures showed a resilience to disruptive forces inside and outside the currency bloc that should stand it in good stead for the year.
(15) He made contacts with philosophy institutions in France and the US, which stood him in good stead when he finally published his breakthrough book, 1989's The Sublime Object of Ideology .
(16) Mexico do not have a great record against European opposition in World Cups – of 30 encounters they have win just seven – but Herrera insists a tight defence and just the occasional goal will stand them in good stead.
(17) This deal-making, in which she forged alliances with the Nordic countries, signed deals with Tony Blair's Labour government and struck agreements with the Bretton Woods institutions, will stand her in good stead when she moves to the gargantuan, Chinese-built AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(18) Therefore, some other indices should be, in future, investigated in order to establish the quantitative evaluation of GFR in patients with chronic renal failure in stead of Ccr or serum creatinine.
(19) A more precise classification instead of the diagnosis 'reticulosarcoma' and 'reticulosarcoma cell leukemia' is required, and the use of the term 'hairy cell' leukemia is suggested stead of the misleading term 'leukemic reticuloendotheliosis'.
(20) The former Chelsea youth-team midfielder Billy Knott worked tirelessly in behind the strikers, Stead and James Hanson.