Frame
/fɹeɪm/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Frame
noun
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
"Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls."
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- The structure of a person's body; the human body.
"His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame."
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
"The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame."
- A piece of photographic film containing an image.
"A film projector shows many frames in a single second."
verb
- To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
"Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof."
- Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
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