frame
/ˈfɹeɪ̯m/
The structural elements of a building or other constructed object; Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure
- plural
- frames
Meanings
- 1
The structural elements of a building or other constructed object
The frame is worth more than the painting.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
They painted the window frames yellow.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure
- 3
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
- 4
A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material
- 5
A piece of photographic film containing an image
- 6
A context for understanding or interpretation
- 7
A conspiracy to falsely incriminate an innocent personrare
- 8
A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been pottedrare
- 9
An independent chunk of data sent over a networkrare
- 10
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 gamerare