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frame
  • (verb)
    1. 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.
    2. Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to add a decorative border.
    3. To position visually within a fixed boundary.
        • The director frames the fishing scene very well.
    4. To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
        • How would you frame your accomplishments?
        • The way the opposition has framed the argument makes it hard for us to win.
    5. Of a presumably innocent person, to cause to appear guilty.
        • The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.
  • (noun)
    1. The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
        • Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.''
    2. The structure of a person's body.
        • His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.
    3. A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
        • The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame.
    4. A piece of photographic film containing an image.
        • A film projector shows many frames in a single second.
    5. A context for understanding or interpretation.
        • In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.
    6. A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
    7. An independent chunk of data sent over the wires of a network.
    8. 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.
    9. The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
    10. A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th of a second.
    11. An individually scrollable region of a webpage.