English > framework: 3 senses > noun 3, artifact| Meaning | A structure supporting or containing something. |
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| Synonym | frame |
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| Parts | backing, mount | Something forming a back that is added for strengthening |
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| brace, bracing | A structural member used to stiffen a framework |
| Narrower | airframe | The framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines) |
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| 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 |
| casing, case | 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, valance, valance board, pelmet | 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 |
| doorframe, doorcase | The frame that supports a door / door |
| fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot | An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |
| frame, framing | A framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror |
| frame | The framework for a pair of eyeglasses |
| gantry, gauntry | A framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something |
| 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 |
| hayrack, hayrig | A frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry |
| honeycomb | A framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees |
| lattice, latticework, fretwork | framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal |
| mounting | framework used for support or display |
| oxbow | A wooden framework bent in the shape of a U |
| picture frame | A framework in which a picture / 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 |
| sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck | 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 |
| tambour, embroidery frame, embroidery hoop | A frame made of two hoops |
| 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 |
| walker, baby-walker, go-cart | An enclosing framework on casters or wheels |
| walker, Zimmer, Zimmer frame | A light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber / rubber castors or wheels and handles |
| 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 |
| window frame | The framework that supports a window |
| Broader | supporting structure | A structure that serves to support something |
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| Spanish | armadura, armazón, carcasa, infraestructura |
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| Catalan | armadura, carcassa, esquelet |
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