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| 1. | [ noun ] a structure supporting or containing something | |
| Synonyms: | framing framework | |
| Related terms: | supporting_structure window rack clotheshorse derrick sash sawhorse wattle airframe arbor picture_frame grate tambour trellis grill gun_carriage handbarrow cornice coaming hayrack honeycomb deckle mounting lattice bustle window_frame oxbow ribbing climbing_frame doorframe stretcher tenter gantry truss undercarriage walker walker fender casing brace backing | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (photography,film) one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies | |
| Related terms: | photograph | |
| 3. | [ verb ] enclose in or as if in a frame | |
| Synonyms: | frame_in border | |
| Examples: | "frame a picture" |
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| Related terms: | enclose border | |
| 4. | [ verb ] enclose in a frame, as of a picture | |
| Related terms: | enclose framer | |
| 5. | [ noun ] alternative names for the body of a human being | |
| Synonyms: | figure form flesh shape human_body anatomy build soma bod chassis physique material_body physical_body | |
| Examples: | "Leonardo studied the human body" "he has a strong physique" "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" |
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| Related terms: | body person female_body juvenile_body adult_body male_body person homo leg | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (baseball,sport) a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat | |
| Synonyms: | inning | |
| Related terms: | playing_period top bottom | |
| 7. | [ verb ] formulate in a particular style or language | |
| Synonyms: | put couch cast redact | |
| Examples: | "I wouldn't put it that way" "She cast her request in very polite language" |
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| Related terms: | formulate cast | |
| 8. | [ verb ] take or catch as if in a snare or trap | |
| Synonyms: | set_up entrap ensnare | |
| Examples: | "I was set up!" "The innocent man was framed by the police" |
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| Related terms: | deceive frame-up | |
| 9. | [ verb ] draw up the plans or basic details for | |
| Synonyms: | draw_up compose outline | |
| Examples: | "frame a policy" |
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| Related terms: | plan framer | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (zoology) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape | |
| Synonyms: | skeletal_system systema_skeletale skeleton | |
| Examples: | "the building has a steel skeleton" |
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| Related terms: | system structure supporting_structure hoop exoskeleton endoskeleton chassis ship building aircraft musculoskeletal_system skeletal_structure | |
| 11. | [ verb ] construct by fitting or uniting parts together | |
| Synonyms: | frame_up frames | |
| Related terms: | construct construction | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4095 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (zoology) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal | |
| Synonyms: | skeleton systema_skeletale skeletal_system | |
| Related terms: | system exoskeleton endoskeleton musculoskeletal_system skeletal_structure | |
| 14. | [ noun ] the internal structure that gives an artifact its shape | |
| Synonyms: | underframe skeletal_frame skeleton | |
| Examples: | "the building has a steel skeleton" |
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| Related terms: | supporting_structure hoop chassis ship building aircraft | |
| Similar spelling: |
Frum from Fromm Frahm Freeney |
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