| compose | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. compose | form the substance of.; "Greed and ambition composed his personality" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| v. (creation) | 2. compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ counterpoint | write in counterpoint.; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing" |
| ~ set to music | write (music) for (a text). |
| ~ arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| ~ score | write a musical score for. |
| ~ melodise, melodize | supply a melody for. |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | write a harmony for. |
| ~ instrumentate, instrument | write an instrumental score for. |
| v. (creation) | 3. compose, indite, pen, write | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| ~ authorship, penning, writing, composition | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ draw | write a legal document or paper.; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ lyric | write lyrics for (a song). |
| ~ write about, write of, write on | write about a particular topic.; "Snow wrote about China" |
| ~ profile | write about.; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" |
| ~ paragraph | write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher. |
| ~ paragraph | write about in a paragraph.; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper" |
| ~ spell, write | write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word).; "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" |
| ~ write off | write something fluently, and without hesitation. |
| ~ dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off | write quickly.; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess" |
| ~ rewrite | rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose.; "re-write a play for use in schools" |
| ~ write copy | write for commercial publications.; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar" |
| ~ dramatise, dramatize, adopt | put into dramatic form.; "adopt a book for a screenplay" |
| ~ draft, outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something.; "draft a speech" |
| ~ poetise, poetize, verse, versify | compose verses or put into verse.; "He versified the ancient saga" |
| ~ author | be the author of.; "She authored this play" |
| ~ annotate, footnote | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments.; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" |
| ~ reference, cite | refer to.; "he referenced his colleagues' work" |
| ~ publish, write | have (one's written work) issued for publication.; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" |
| ~ write out, write up | put into writing; write in complete form.; "write out a contract" |
| ~ script | write a script for.; "The playwright scripted the movie" |
| v. (creation) | 4. compile, compose | put together out of existing material.; "compile a list" |
| ~ cobble together, cobble up | put together hastily. |
| ~ anthologise, anthologize | compile an anthology. |
| ~ catalog, catalogue | make a catalogue, compile a catalogue.; "She spends her weekends cataloguing" |
| ~ make | make by shaping or bringing together constituents.; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. compose | calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet.; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" |
| ~ calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. compose, draw up, frame | make up plans or basic details for.; "frame a policy" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| framework | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. framework, model, theoretical account | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process.; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" |
| ~ computer simulation, simulation | (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program.; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" |
| ~ hypothesis, theory, possibility | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena.; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" |
| ~ mean sun | a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds. |
| ~ copernican system | (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun. |
| ~ ptolemaic system | (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center. |
| ~ m-theory | (particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong. |
| ~ string theory | (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings. |
| ~ stochastic process | a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time). |
| n. (attribute) | 2. fabric, framework | the underlying structure.; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society" |
| ~ structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts.; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| ~ airframe | the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines). |
| ~ arbour, bower, pergola, arbor | a framework that supports climbing plants.; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" |
| ~ backing, mount | something forming a back that is added for strengthening. |
| ~ bracing, brace | a structural member used to stiffen a framework. |
| ~ bustle | a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt. |
| ~ casing, case | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening.; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" |
| ~ climbing frame | a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on. |
| ~ clotheshorse | a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying). |
| ~ coaming | a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out. |
| ~ cornice, pelmet, valance, valance board | a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing. |
| ~ deckle | (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets. |
| ~ derrick | a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered. |
| ~ doorcase, doorframe | the frame that supports a door. |
| ~ cowcatcher, fender, buffer, pilot | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track. |
| ~ framing, frame | a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror.; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held" |
| ~ frame | the framework for a pair of eyeglasses. |
| ~ gantry, gauntry | a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.. |
| ~ grate, grating | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire. |
| ~ grill, grillwork, grille | a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate.; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill" |
| ~ gun carriage | a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing. |
| ~ handbarrow | a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people. |
| ~ hayrig, hayrack | a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry. |
| ~ honeycomb | a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees. |
| ~ fretwork, latticework, lattice | framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal. |
| ~ mounting | framework used for support or display. |
| ~ oxbow | a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox. |
| ~ picture frame | a framework in which a picture is mounted. |
| ~ rack | framework for holding objects. |
| ~ ribbing | a framework of ribs. |
| ~ sash, window sash | a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame. |
| ~ sawbuck, sawhorse, buck, horse | a framework for holding wood that is being sawed. |
| ~ stocks | a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod. |
| ~ stocks | a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction. |
| ~ stretcher | a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting. |
| ~ supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something. |
| ~ embroidery frame, embroidery hoop, tambour | a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering. |
| ~ tenter | a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth. |
| ~ truss | a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure. |
| ~ undercarriage | framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle. |
| ~ baby-walker, go-cart, walker | an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk. |
| ~ zimmer, zimmer frame, walker | a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk. |
| ~ wattle | framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence. |
| ~ window | a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air. |
| ~ window frame | the framework that supports a window. |
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