Added 1 October 2026
frame
/ˈfɹeɪ̯m/ verb
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noun
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The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
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A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.
His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.
Origin
From Middle English framen, fremen, fremmen (“to construct, build, strengthen, refresh, perform, execute, profit, avail”), from Old English framian, fremian, fremman (“to profit, avail, advance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frammjan, from Proto-Germanic *framjaną (“to further, promote, perform”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Cognate with Low German framen (“to commit, effect”), Danish fremme (“to promote, further, perform”), Swedish främja (“to promote, encourage, foster”), Icelandic fremja (“to commit”). More at from.
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