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      frame
      noun
      The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
      Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
      A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
      A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
      A piece of photographic film containing an image.
      A context for understanding or interpretation.
      (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
      (networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
      (bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
      (bowling) The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
      (horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
      (philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
      (philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
      (electronics, film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30 or 1/60 of a second.
      (Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
      (baseball, slang) An inning.
      (genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
      (computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
      (mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
      An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
      A surname.
      (engineering, dated, chiefly UK) Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
      (dated) Frame of mind; disposition.
      (dated, video games) A stage or location in a video game.
      (obsolete) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
      verb
      (transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
      (transitive) To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
      (transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
      (transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
      (transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
      (transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
      (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
      (transitive, criminology) Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
      (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
      (intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
      (intransitive, dialectal) To move.
      (intransitive, obsolete) To proceed; to go.
      (transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; refresh; support.
      (transitive, obsolete) To execute; perform.
      (transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
      (intransitive, obsolete) To profit; avail.
      (intransitive, obsolete) To fit; accord.
      (intransitive, obsolete) To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
      Synonyms for frame
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      Words related to frame
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