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Word entry · 5 letters

frame

Best crossword clue

"Border around a picture"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɹeɪ̯m/Part of speech noun, verbSorted aefmrStarts with FEnds with E6 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

Word origin

From Middle English framen, fremen, fremmen (“to construct, build, strengthen, refresh, perform, execute, profit, avail”), from Old English framian, fremian, fremman (“to profit, avail, advance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frammjan, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną (“to further, promote, perform”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”).

Used in a sentence

  • I will hereafter frame myself to be coy.
  • frame my face to all occasions
  • We may in some measure frame our minds for the reception of happiness.

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Used as a crossword answer6 curated clues

01Border around a picture5 letters
02Photo border5 letters
03Picture border5 letters
04Picture holder5 letters
05Structure around a picture5 letters
06Border or structure5 letters

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