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frame

noun
  1. one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
  2. a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
    “the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention”
    framing
  3. the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
  4. a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
  5. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
    skeletonskeletal frameunderframe
  6. alternative names for the body of a human being
    shape
  7. the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
    skeletonskeletal systemsystema skeletale
  8. a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
    frame of reference
  9. an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
  10. a single drawing in a comic_strip
  11. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
    inning
verb
  1. make up plans or basic details for
    “frame a policy”
    composedraw up
  2. formulate in a particular style or language
    cast
  3. enclose in or as if in a frame
    “frame a picture”
    borderframe in
  4. construct by fitting or uniting parts together
    frame up
  5. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
    set upentrapensnare
  6. enclose in a frame, as of a picture