frame

frame

noun

Definition of FRAME

1

the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form <now that the frame has been built, we have a better idea of the size of our new house>

Synonyms architecture, armature, cadre, configuration, edifice, fabric, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structure

Related Words cage, lattice, network; contour, figure, outline, profile, shape, silhouette; chassis

2

the type of body that a person has <a tall man with a big frame>

Synonyms build, constitution, figure, form, frame, habit, shape

Related Words anatomy, structure

3

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something <a white curtain with a blue frame>

Synonyms borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, skirting, verge

Related Words ambit; brink, crest, curb, cusp, lip; ceiling, maximum; demarcation, extent, limitation, measure, mere, restriction, termination; borderland, frontier, march, outskirts, pale, selvage; lap; shore

Near Antonyms center, core, heart; inner, inside, interior, middle, within