Dictionary entry details
• FRAMING (noun)
Meaning:
Formulation of the plans and important details
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the framing of judicial decrees
Hypernyms ("framing" is a kind of...):
conceptualisation; conceptualization; formulation (inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally)
Meaning:
A structure supporting or containing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
frame; framing; framework
Hypernyms ("framing" is a kind of...):
supporting structure (a structure that serves to support something)
Meronyms (parts of "framing"):
backing; mount (something forming a back that is added for strengthening)
brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "framing"):
airframe (the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines))
oxbow (a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox)
picture frame (a framework in which a picture is mounted)
rack (framework for holding objects)
ribbing (a framework of ribs)
sash; window sash (a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame)
buck; horse; sawbuck; sawhorse (a framework for holding wood that is being sawed)
stocks (a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod)
stocks (a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction)
stretcher (a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting)
embroidery frame; embroidery hoop; tambour (a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering)
tenter (a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth)
truss (a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure)
undercarriage (framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle)
baby-walker; go-cart; walker (an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk)
walker; Zimmer; Zimmer frame (a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk)
wattle (framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)
window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)
mounting (framework used for support or display)
fretwork; lattice; latticework (framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal)
honeycomb (a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees)
arbor; arbour; bower; pergola (a framework that supports climbing plants)
bustle (a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt)
case; casing (the enclosing frame around a door or window opening)
climbing frame (a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on)
clotheshorse (a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying))
coaming (a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out)
cornice; pelmet; valance; valance board (a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing)
deckle ((paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets)
derrick (a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered)
doorcase; doorframe (the frame that supports a door)
buffer; cowcatcher; fender; pilot (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
gantry; gauntry (a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.)
grate; grating (a frame of iron bars to hold a fire)
grill; grille; grillwork (a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate)
gun carriage (a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing)
handbarrow (a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people)
hayrack; hayrig (a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry)
window frame (the framework that supports a window)
