frame
/fɹeɪm/noun
Definitions
The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
Example: Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.
Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
The structure of a person's body; the human body.
Example: His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.
A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
Example: The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame.
verb
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To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
Example: Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.