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noun. A structure that gives shape or support.

noun. The structure or physique of a human or animal body.

noun. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering.

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noun. A closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines.

noun. The edge, usually rectangular, delimiting the boundaries of an image.

noun. The bounded area of a visual image, as in photography or film.

noun. One of the set of still images that constitute a film or video.

noun. A single image, as in a comic strip or graphic novel, usually bounded by a rectangular line.

noun. A rectangular area in which text or graphics can be shown, especially one of several rectangular areas on a web page displaying different documents simultaneously.

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noun. A general structure or system.

noun. A general state or condition.

noun. A frame of reference.

noun. The presentation of events in a narrative work, especially a work of literature or film, such that characters in the narrative exist in isolation, uninfluenced by, unaware of, and unable to interact with the narrator or audience.

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noun. The context in which discourse occurs.

noun. A pattern for a syntactic construction in which one of a group of words can vary.

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noun. A round or period of play in some games, such as bowling and billiards.

noun. An inning.

noun. A pair of eyeglasses, excluding the lenses.

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noun. A frame-up.

noun. Shape; form.

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intransitive verb. To enclose in a frame.

intransitive verb. To put together the structural parts of; construct the frame of.

intransitive verb. To conceive or design.

intransitive verb. To establish the context for and terminology regarding (a subject of discussion or debate), especially so as to exclude an unwanted point of view.

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intransitive verb. To put into words; formulate.

intransitive verb. To form (words) silently with the lips.

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intransitive verb. To make up evidence or contrive events so as to incriminate (a person) falsely.

intransitive verb. To prearrange (a contest) so as to ensure a desired fraudulent outcome; fix.

intransitive verb. To catch (a pitch) in such a way as to make it appear to have passed through the strike zone.

intransitive verb. To go; proceed.

noun. In ship-building, one of the ribs or transverse members which extend up on each side of the keel and support the outside planking or plating.

noun. In bee-keeping, an open four-cornered box, readily removed from the hive, in which the bees construct their combs.

noun. In printing, same as composing-stand.

noun. In bowling or tenpins, a division of the game through which a player continues at one setting of the pins. Three balls usually constitute a frame.

noun. In pool: The triangle used to spot the balls in pyramidal form at pyramid, continuous, following, and fifteen-ball pool and their offshoots.

noun. The leg or game played with such a set of balls at all except continuous pool.

noun. Profit; advantage; benefit.

noun. The act of planning or contriving; contrivance; invention.

noun. Form, constitution, or structure in general; system; order: as, the frame of government.

noun. Anything composed of parts fitted and united; fabric; structure: used especially of natural objects with reference to their physical structure or constitution.

noun. The sustaining parts of a structure fitted and joined together; framework; as, the frame of a house, bridge, ship, or printing-press. See cut on following page.