| Main Entry: | frame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build |
Synonyms: |
assemble, back, border, constitute, construct, encase, enclose, erect, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, institute, invent, lath, make, manufacture, mat, model, mold, mount, panel, produce, put together, raise, set up, shingle |
Antonyms: |
destroy, raze |
| Main Entry: | frame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compose, plan |
Synonyms: |
block out, conceive, concoct, contrive, cook up, design, devise, draft, draw up, dream up, form, formulate, hatch, indite, invent, make, make up, map out, outline, prepare, shape, sketch, vamp, write |
| Main Entry: | framed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | surrounded by a frame |
Synonyms: |
bordered, clasped, compassed, confined, encased, encircled, enclosed, enveloped, fringed, girdled, matted, mounted, outlined, wrapped, wreathed |
| Main Entry: | framed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arranged beforehand |
Synonyms: |
cooked up, faked, fixed*, planted, set up*, trumped up |
| Main Entry: | framed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made of wood |
Synonyms: |
beamed, carpentered, constructed, girdered, raftered, scaffolded, timbered, trussed |
| Main Entry: | accuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place blame for wrongdoing, fault |
Synonyms: |
allege, apprehend, arraign, arrest, attack, attribute, betray, blame, blow the whistle, brand, bring charges, censure, charge, cite, complain, criminate, denounce, file claim, finger*, frame, hang something on, hold accountable, impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict, lay at door, let have it, libel, litigate, lodge complaint, name, pin on, point finger at, prosecute, recriminate, serve summons, slander, slur, sue, summon, tax |
Antonyms: |
absolve, exculpate, exonerate, praise, vindicate |
| Main Entry: | arrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make plans, often involving agreement |
Synonyms: |
adapt, adjust, agree to, blueprint, chart, come to terms, compromise, concert, construct, contrive, decide, design, determine, devise, direct, draft, establish, frame*, get act together, get ready, hammer out a deal, harmonize, iron out, lay out, line up, make a connection, make ready, manage, map out, negotiate, organize, prepare, project, promote, provide, pull a wire, pull things together, quarterback, resolve, schedule, scheme, set stage, settle, shape up, tailor, work out, work out a deal |
Antonyms: |
disorganize, not plan |
| Main Entry: | blame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accuse; place responsibility |
Synonyms: |
admonish, ascribe, attribute, blast, blow the whistle on, censure, charge, chide, climb all over, condemn, criticize, denounce, denunciate, disapprove, express disapprobation, find fault with, finger*, frame, hold responsible, impute, indict, jump all over, jump down one's throat, knock*, lay a bad trip on, lay at one's door, lay to, let one have it, lower the boom, pass the buck, point the finger, rap, rebuke, reprehend, reproach, reprove, roast, saddle, skin*, stick it to, tax, upbraid |
Antonyms: |
applaud, commend, exalt, exculpate, exonerate, praise, thank |
| Main Entry: | border |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bound on; be on the edge |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, be adjacent to, bind, circumscribe, communicate, contour, decorate, define, delineate, edge, encircle, enclose, flank, frame, fringe, hem, join, line, march, margin, mark off, neighbor, outline, rim, set off, side, skirt, surround, touch, trim, verge |
| Notes: | a boarder is a tenant in someone's house while a border is a line that indicates a boundary |
Antonyms: |
be inside, center |
| Main Entry: | build |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | construct structure |
Synonyms: |
assemble, bring about, carpenter, cast, compile, compose, contrive, engineer, erect, evolve, fabricate, fashion, fit together, forge, form, frame, jerry-build, knock together, make, manufacture, model, prefabricate, produce, put together, put up, raise, rear, reconstruct, sculpture, set up, superstruct, synthesize, throw together, throw up |
Antonyms: |
demolish, destroy, dismantle, knock down, raze, ruin, take down |