Frame
Frame verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
How words are described
| old | old frame | old work |
| physical | physical frame | physical work |
| particular | particular frame | particular work |
| similar | similar frame | similar work |
| Other adjectives: specific, short, current, original, true, single, heavy, actual, entire, main, new, final, next, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Comically Missing the Point: Dibbler thinks that if a single frame of advertisement convinces people to go eat there, then five minutes of that frame will work even better.
Source: Discworld / Moving Pictures - The scene is actually played twice: first on a normal day, before Shaun goes to work; and then the next day it's recreated frame for frame, only after the outbreak.
Source: Easing into the Adventure -
In The Androids of Tara Strella is working on an embroidery frame in her cell, and she and Romana are mildly discussing the work when the Doctor finds them.
Source: Textile Work Is Feminine
Cite this Source
Work and Frame. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frame/work
Frame & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/frame/work>.
Work or Frame. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/frame/work.
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