Entry Word: frame

Function: noun

Meaning: 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 configuration, framework, shell, skeleton, structure

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

2 a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion <was in a strange frame of mind after winning the lottery> — see mood 1
3 the type of body that a person has <a tall man with a big frame> — see physique