“frames” is a form of
frame
/ˈfɹeɪ̯m/ verb, noun, proper noun
- verb (transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- verb (transitive) To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- verb (transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- verb (transitive) To put together the structural elements of (a constructed object such as a building). “Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.”
- verb (transitive) To place (a picture such as a painting or photograph) inside a decorative border.
- verb (transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary. “The director frames the fishing scene very well.”
- verb (transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation. “How would you frame your accomplishments?”
- verb (transitive, criminology) Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person. “The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.”
- noun The structural elements of a building or other constructed object. “Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.”
- noun Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- noun 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.”
- noun A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material. “The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame.”
- noun A piece of photographic film containing an image. “A film projector shows many frames in a single second.”
- noun A context for understanding or interpretation. “In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.”
- noun (crime) A conspiracy to falsely incriminate an innocent person.
- noun (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- proper noun A surname.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Synonyms
frame up put up set up fit up carriage human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis form flesh inning frame of reference skeletal system skeleton systema skeletale skeletal frame underframe framing frame in border ensnare entrap
Etymology
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.
From Middle English frame (“profit, benefit, advantage; a structure composed according to a plan”), from the verb (above) and also from Old Norse frami (“advantage, fame, bravery, efficiency, privilege, honor”); and frame (“a framework or structure of any kind”) which is of uncertain origin. The latter is usually regarded as a derivative of former; however, compare the rare Anglo-Norman and Old French frame, fraine (“frame, framework”), itself of uncertain origin, which might be a borrowing from the English, from the Norse, or even possibly ultimately from Frankish *hramu (“frame”) related to Dutch raam (“window frame”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk, Scarf, and Splice.
- verb To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false.
- verb To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech. [Obs.] Judg. xii. 6.
- verb To proceed; to go. [Obs.]
Etymology [OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS. fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong, valiant; akin to E. foremost, and prob. to AS. fram from, Icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward, G. fromm worthy, excellent, pious. See Foremost, From, and cf. Furnish.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “frame”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details