frame

(noun) the framework for a pair of eyeglasses.

(noun) a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film.

(noun) alternative names for the body of a human being. Synonyms: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, form, flesh. Examples: "Leonardo studied the human body." "He has a strong physique." "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."

(noun) (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat. Synonyms: inning.

(noun) a single drawing in a comic strip.

(noun) an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently.

(noun) a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning. Synonyms: frame of reference.

(noun) the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal. Synonyms: skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale.

(noun) the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape. Synonyms: skeleton, skeletal frame, underframe. Examples: "The building has a steel skeleton."

(noun) a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror. Synonyms: framing. Examples: "The frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention." "The frame was much more valuable than the miror it held."

(noun) one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided.

(verb) enclose in or as if in a frame. Synonyms: frame in, border. Examples: "Frame a picture."

(verb) enclose in a frame, as of a picture.

(verb) take or catch as if in a snare or trap. Synonyms: ensnare, entrap, set up. Examples: "I was set up!." "The innocent man was framed by the police."

(verb) formulate in a particular style or language. Synonyms: redact, cast, put, couch. Examples: "I wouldn't put it that way." "She cast her request in very polite language."

(verb) make up plans or basic details for. Synonyms: compose, draw up. Examples: "Frame a policy."

(verb) construct by fitting or uniting parts together. Synonyms: frame up.