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Entry Word:: frame
Function:: noun

Text: 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>Synonymsconfiguration, framework, shell, skeleton, structureRelated Wordslattice, 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

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