a structural plan or basis of a project a structure or frame supporting or containing something
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
frame•work /ˈfreɪmˌwɜrk/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Buildinga skeletal structure designed to support something.
- Buildinga frame or structure composed of fitted parts.
frame•work
(frām′wûrk′),USA pronunciation n.
- a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.
- a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.
- the construction or sale of frames.
- work done in, on, or with a frame.
- frame + work 1635–45
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'framework' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Camp David
- Dutch wife
- airframe
- armature
- bail
- barbecue
- bedstead
- blind casing
- brace
- braced arch
- braced frame
- bracketing
- brandreth
- bulkhead
- bustle
- cadre
- cage
- canoe
- cantilever
- carcass
- case
- casement
- casing
- catamaran
- ceiling
- centering
- cheval glass
- commode
- compages
- construct
- cradle
- cradling
- crate
- creel
- creeper
- crib
- crinoline
- curb
- datum
- derrick
- duplex
- endoskeleton
- espalier
- fabric
- faith school
- falsework
- farthingale
- fireguard
- frame
- frame house