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say it: fraym
frame is a noun and verb meaning "the framework for a pair of eyeglasses". It is pronounced /ˈfɹeɪm/ — fraym. It carries 18 recorded senses.
the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
alternative names for the body of a human being
“Leonardo studied the human body”
“he has a strong physique”
“the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak”
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
baseball
a single drawing in a comic strip
an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
“the building has a steel skeleton”
a structure supporting or containing something
enclose in a frame, as of a picture
formulate in a particular style or language
“I wouldn't put it that way”
“She cast her request in very polite language”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for frame come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.