frame
noun
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
"Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls."
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- The structure of a person's body; the human body.
"His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame."
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
"The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame."
- A piece of photographic film containing an image.
"A film projector shows many frames in a single second."
- A context for understanding or interpretation.
"In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed."
- A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- 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.
- A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
"a forcing-frame; a cucumber frame"
- The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
- The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.
- An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
- An inning.
- Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
"a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame"
- Frame of mind; disposition.
"to be always in a happy frame"
- Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
- A stage or level of a video game.
- ("reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
- A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
verb
- To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
"Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof."
- Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
- To position visually within a fixed boundary.
"The director frames the fishing scene very well."
- To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
"How would you frame your accomplishments?"
- Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person. See frameup.
"The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her."
- To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- To move.
- To proceed; to go.
- To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
- To strengthen; refresh; support.
- To execute; perform.
"All have sworn him an oath that they should frame his will on earth."
- To cause; to bring about; to produce.
- To profit; avail.
- To fit; accord.
- To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
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