What does Frame Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
  • a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
  • a single drawing in a comic strip
  • an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
  • one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
  • a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
  • a structure supporting or containing something
  • a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
  • alternative names for the body of a human being
  • (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
  • the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
  • the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
Definition as Verb
  • enclose in a frame, as of a picture
  • make up plans or basic details for
  • take or catch as if in a snare or trap
  • enclose in or as if in a frame
  • construct by fitting or uniting parts together
  • formulate in a particular style or language

Examples

  • "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"
  • "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
  • "the building has a steel skeleton"
  • "frame a policy"
  • "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
  • "frame a picture"
  • "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

Part of Speech

Noun, Verb