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    frame
    [frām]
    noun
    frame (noun) · frames (plural noun)
    1. a rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a door or window.
      • (frames)
        a metal or plastic structure holding the lenses of a pair of glasses.
      • a case or border enclosing a mirror or picture.
      • the rigid supporting structure of an object such as a vehicle, building, or piece of furniture:
        "the wooden frame of the huge bed" · "an old bicycle frame"
      • a boxlike structure of glass or plastic in which seeds or young plants are grown.
      • archaic
        the universe, or part of it, regarded as an embracing structure:
        "this goodly frame the Earth"
    2. a person's body with reference to its size or build:
      "a shiver shook her slim frame"
    3. a basic structure that underlies or supports a system, concept, or text:
      "the establishment of conditions provides a frame for interpretation"
      • technical
        short for frame of reference
      • the genre or form of a literary text determining its expected style and content:
        "my poems look as though they have a classical frame"
      • an enclosing section of narrative, especially one which foregrounds or comments on the primary narrative of a text:
        "a frame narrator reports the narrative spoken by an inner narrator"
      • archaic
        the structure, constitution, or nature of someone or something:
        "we have in our inward frame various affections"
    4. a single complete picture in a series forming a movie, television, or video film:
      "video footage slowed down to 20 frames a second"
      • a single picture in a comic strip.
      • computing
        a graphic panel in a display window, especially in a web browser, which encloses a self-contained section of data and permits multiple independent document viewing.
    5. linguistics
      a structural environment within which a class of words or other linguistic units can be correctly used. For example I — him is a frame for a large class of transitive verbs.
    6. another term for rack
      • a round of play in bowling.
      • US ENGLISH
        informal
        an inning in a baseball game:
        "he closed out the game by pitching two hitless frames"
    7. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      short for frame-up
    verb
    frame (verb) · frames (third person present) · framed (past tense) · framed (past participle) · framing (present participle)
    1. place (a picture or photograph) in a frame:
      "he had the photo framed"
      • surround so as to create a sharp or attractive image:
        "a short, strong style cut to frame the face"
    2. create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system):
      "the staff have proved invaluable in framing the proposals" · "the government is considering framing an e-commerce policy"
      • form or articulate (words):
        "he walked out before she could frame a reply"
      • archaic
        make or construct (something) by fitting parts together or in accordance with a plan:
        "what immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
    3. informal
      produce false evidence against (an innocent person) so that they appear guilty:
      "he claims he was framed"
    4. US ENGLISH
      erect the framework of a building.
    Origin
    Old English framian ‘be useful’, of Germanic origin and related to from. The general sense in Middle English, ‘make ready for use’, probably led to frame; it also gave rise to the specific meaning ‘prepare timber for use in building’, later ‘make the wooden parts (framework) of a building’, hence the noun sense ‘structure’ (late Middle English).
    frame of ref·er·ence
    [frām əv, ə ˈref(ə)rəns]
    noun
    frame (noun)
    1. a set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgments can be made:
      "the observer interprets what he sees in terms of his own cultural frame of reference"
      • a system of geometric axes in relation to which measurements of size, position, or motion can be made.
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    noun
    1. a rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a door or window.
      setting
      mount
      mounting
      surround
      fixture
      support
      stand
    2. a person's body with reference to its size or build:
      body
      figure
      form
      shape
      physique
      build
      size
      proportions
      skeleton
      bones
      framework
      structure
    3. a basic structure that underlies or supports a system, concept, or text:
      structure
      framework
      context
      scheme
      system
      plan
      order
      form
      fabric
      constitution
      organization
      verb
      1. place (a picture or photograph) in a frame:
        mount
        surround
        enclose
        encase
        set in a frame
        • create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system):
          formulate
          draw up
          plan
          draft
          map out
          work out
          shape
          compose
          put together
          arrange
          form
          devise
          create
          establish
          conceive
          think up
          hatch
          originate
          orchestrate
          engineer
          organize
          coordinate
          sketch out
        • produce false evidence against (an innocent person) so that they appear guilty:
          entrap
          falsely incriminate
          fabricate charges against
          fabricate evidence against

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