Definition of frame

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frame - 18 definitions

- noun
1. frame -- the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
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2. frame -- a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
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3. human body -- alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
synonyms: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, form, flesh
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4. inning -- (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
synonyms: inning
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5. frame -- a single drawing in a comic strip
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6. frame -- an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
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7. frame of reference -- a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
synonyms: frame of reference
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8. skeletal system -- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
synonyms: skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale
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9. skeleton -- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"
synonyms: skeleton, skeletal frame, underframe
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10. 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"
synonyms: framing
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11. frame -- one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
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- verb
12. frame -- enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture"
synonyms: frame in, border
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13. frame -- enclose in a frame, as of a picture
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14. ensnare -- take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
synonyms: ensnare, entrap, set up
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15. frame -- formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
synonyms: redact, cast, put, couch
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16. frame -- make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
synonyms: compose, draw up
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17. frame -- construct by fitting or uniting parts together
synonyms: frame up
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18. frame, framed -- to construct by putting together the various parts
synonyms: framed, frames, enframe, reframe, framable, unframed
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