frame

frame in WordNet English dictionary

noun

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"
human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh
one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
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 framing
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
"the building has a steel skeleton"
skeleton skeletal frame frame underframe
the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
frame
a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
frame
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
skeletal system skeleton frame systema skeletale
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
frame of reference frame
a single drawing in a comic_strip
frame
an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
frame
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
inning frame

verb

enclose in or as if in a frame
"frame a picture"
frame frame in border
formulate in a particular style or language
"I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
frame redact cast put couch
make up plans or basic details for
"frame a policy"
frame compose draw up
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
"I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
ensnare entrap frame set up
construct by fitting or uniting parts together
frame frame up
enclose in a frame, as of a picture
frame