Meaning of 'frame'

noun

one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

noun

a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror

Example: "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"

Synonyms: framing

noun

the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

noun

a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

noun

the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

Synonyms: skeleton skeletal frame underframe

noun

alternative names for the body of a human being

Synonyms: shape

noun

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

Synonyms: skeleton skeletal system systema skeletale

noun

a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

Synonyms: frame of reference

noun

an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently

noun

a single drawing in a comic_strip

noun

(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

Synonyms: inning

verb

make up plans or basic details for

Example: "frame a policy"

Synonyms: compose draw up

verb

formulate in a particular style or language

Synonyms: cast

verb

enclose in or as if in a frame

Example: "frame a picture"

Synonyms: border frame in

verb

construct by fitting or uniting parts together

Synonyms: frame up

verb

take or catch as if in a snare or trap

Synonyms: set up entrap ensnare

verb

enclose in a frame, as of a picture