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Noun

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

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S: (n) airframe (the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines))
S: (n) arbor, arbour, bower, pergola (a framework that supports climbing plants) "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"

S: (n) grape arbor, grape arbour (an arbor where grapes are grown)

S: (n) bustle (a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt)
S: (n) casing, case (the enclosing frame around a door or window opening) "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
S: (n) climbing frame (a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on)

S: (n) clotheshorse (a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying))
S: (n) coaming (a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out)
S: (n) cornice, valance, valance board, pelmet (a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing)
S: (n) deckle ((paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets)
S: (n) derrick (a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered)

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S: (n) doorframe, doorcase (the frame that supports a door)
S: (n) fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
S: (n) frame, framing (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"
S: (n) frame (the framework for a pair of eyeglasses)

S: (n) chase (a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time)

S: (n) gantry, gauntry (a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.)
S: (n) grate, grating (a frame of iron bars to hold a fire)
S: (n) grill, grille, grillwork (a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate) "he cooked hamburgers on the grill"
S: (n) gun carriage (a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing)

S: (n) barbette carriage (a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet)

S: (n) handbarrow (a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people)
S: (n) hayrack, hayrig (a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry)
S: (n) honeycomb (a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees)
S: (n) lattice, latticework, fretwork (framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal)

S: (n) trellis, treillage (latticework used to support climbing plants)

S: (n) espalier (a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat)

S: (n) mounting (framework used for support or display)

S: (n) chassis (a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device)

S: (n) radio chassis (a chassis for a radio receiver)

S: (n) mat, matting (mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture)
S: (n) mount, setting (a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place) "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"

S: (n) pave (a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows)

S: (n) passe-partout (a mounting for a picture using gummed tape)

S: (n) oxbow (a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox)
S: (n) picture frame (a framework in which a picture is mounted)

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S: (n) rack (framework for holding objects)

S: (n) barbecue, barbeque (a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors)
S: (n) bicycle rack (a rack for parking bicycles)
S: (n) carrier (a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like)

S: (n) bomb rack (a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs)
S: (n) luggage carrier (carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage)
S: (n) luggage rack, roof rack (carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car)
S: (n) ski rack (a carrier for holding skis on top of a vehicle)

S: (n) coatrack, coat rack, hatrack (a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats)
S: (n) dish rack (a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them)
S: (n) hayrack (a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock)
S: (n) pipe rack (a rack for holding a smoker's pipes)
S: (n) plate rack (a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed)
S: (n) tie rack (a rack for storing ties)
S: (n) toastrack (a rack for holding slices of toast)
S: (n) towel rack, towel horse (a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung)

S: (n) ribbing (a framework of ribs)
S: (n) sash, window sash (a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame)

S: (n) casement (a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side))

S: (n) sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck (a framework for holding wood that is being sawed)

S: (n) trestle (sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop)

S: (n) stocks (a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod)
S: (n) stocks (a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction)
S: (n) stretcher (a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting)
S: (n) tambour, embroidery frame, embroidery hoop (a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering)
S: (n) tenter (a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth)
S: (n) truss (a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure)
S: (n) undercarriage (framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle)

S: (n) landing gear (an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground)

S: (n) landing skid (one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter)

S: (n) walker, baby-walker, go-cart (an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk)
S: (n) walker, Zimmer, Zimmer frame (a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk)
S: (n) wattle (framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)
S: (n) window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)

S: (n) bay window, bow window (a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house)

S: (n) oriel, oriel window (a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall)

S: (n) casement window (a window with one or more casements)
S: (n) clerestory, clearstory (part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light)

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S: (n) display window, shop window, shopwindow, show window (a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store)
S: (n) dormer, dormer window (a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window)
S: (n) dormer window (the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window)

S: (n) oxeye (an oval or round dormer window)

S: (n) double glazing (a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window)
S: (n) double-hung window (a window having two sashes that slide up and down)
S: (n) fanlight (a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan)
S: (n) lancet window (a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery)
S: (n) louvered window, jalousie (a window with glass louvers)
S: (n) oeil de boeuf (a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architecture)
S: (n) picture window (a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view))
S: (n) pivoting window (a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically)
S: (n) porthole (a window in a ship or airplane)
S: (n) rose window, rosette (circular window filled with tracery)
S: (n) sash window (a window with (usually two) sashes that slide vertically to let in air)
S: (n) skylight, fanlight (a window in a roof to admit daylight)

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S: (n) sliding window (a window that opens by sliding horizontally)
S: (n) stained-glass window (a window made of stained glass)
S: (n) storm window, storm sash (a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter)
S: (n) transom, transom window, fanlight (a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door)

S: (n) window frame (the framework that supports a window)

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S: (n) frame, framing (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"
S: (n) frame (one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided)

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Verb

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