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frame

The English word “frame” has 41 meanings listed here.

  1. To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
  2. To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
  3. To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
  4. Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
  5. Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
  6. To position visually within a fixed boundary.
  7. To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
  8. Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
  9. To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
  10. To move.
  11. To proceed; to go.
  12. To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
  13. To strengthen; refresh; support.
  14. To execute; perform.
  15. To cause; to bring about; to produce.
  16. To profit; avail.
  17. To fit; accord.
  18. To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
  19. The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
  20. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
  21. A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
  22. A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
  23. A piece of photographic film containing an image.
  24. A context for understanding or interpretation.
  25. A conspiracy to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
  26. A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
  27. An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
  28. 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.
  29. The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
  30. A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
  31. The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
  32. The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
  33. A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30 or 1/60 of a second.
  34. An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
  35. An inning.
  36. Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
  37. Frame of mind; disposition.
  38. Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
  39. A stage or location in a video game.
  40. A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
  41. A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
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