Frame

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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

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

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

a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

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

a structure supporting or containing something

a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror

one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

VERB

enclose in or as if in a frame

enclose in a frame, as of a picture

take or catch as if in a snare or trap

formulate in a particular style or language

make up plans or basic details for

construct by fitting or uniting parts together

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