Frame

frame
noun1the framework for a pair of eyeglasses2a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film3alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"4(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat[syn: inning]5a single drawing in a comic_strip6an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently7a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning[syn: frame of reference]8the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal[syn: skeletal system]9the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"[syn: skeleton]10a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"11one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
verb1enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture"2enclose in a frame, as of a picture3take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"[syn: ensnare]4formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"5make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"6construct by fitting or uniting parts together