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draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies

the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies

the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false.

To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.

To cause; to bring about; to produce.

To support.

To provide with a frame, as a picture.

To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech.

To proceed; to go.

Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.

The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person.

A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which anything is held or stretched

The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels.

A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings.

The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering.

A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc.

A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost.

A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc.

Form; shape; proportion; scheme; structure; constitution; system; as, a frameof government.

Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame.

Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.

In games: (a) In pool, the triangular form used in setting up the balls; also, the balls as set up, or the round of playing required to pocket them all; as, to play six frames in a game of 50 points. (b) In bowling, as in tenpins, one of the several innings forming a game.

To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false.

To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.

To cause; to bring about; to produce.

To support.

To provide with a frame, as a picture.

To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech.

To proceed; to go.

Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.

The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person.

A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which anything is held or stretched

The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels.

A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings.

The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering.

A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc.

A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost.

A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc.

Form; shape; proportion; scheme; structure; constitution; system; as, a frameof government.

Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame.

Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.

In games: (a) In pool, the triangular form used in setting up the balls; also, the balls as set up, or the round of playing required to pocket them all; as, to play six frames in a game of 50 points. (b) In bowling, as in tenpins, one of the several innings forming a game.

Something constructed or made of parts fitted and joined together; that on which anything is held or stretched; as, a quilting frame; any contrivance for inclosing, admitting, or supporting something; as, a window frame; shape; temper; state; as, of the mind.

To fit (one thing) into another; shape or form; adjust or regulate; invent; adapt.

To form: to shape: to construct by fitting the parts to each other: to plan: to constitute: to put a border on: (B.) to contrive.

The form: a putting together of parts: a case made to inclose or support anything: the skeleton: state of mind.

Fabric; structure; contrivance to inclose or support; state of mind.

To construct; adjust; contrive; put a frame on.

To put together; contrive; arrange; shape; surround with a frame.

Something composed of parts united in a system; arrangement; constitution; framework; case.

A mental state or condition.

n. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure;—any kind of case or structure for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which contains a window, door, picture, or looking-glass;—a sort of loom;—the bodily structure; make or build of a person; the skeleton;—form; constitution; system;—contrivance; projection;—particular state, as of the mind; humour.

Anything made so as to inclose or admit something else; order, regularity; scheme; order; contrivance; mechanical construction; shape, form, proportion.