Frame

/fɹeɪm/

The meaning and definition of Frame, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb

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.”
To position visually within a fixed boundary.
“The director frames the fishing scene very well.”

noun

The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
“Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.”
The structure of a person's body; the human body.
“His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.”

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