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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A context for understanding or interpretation.
  • A piece of photographic film containing an image.
  • A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
  • bowling A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
  • animation A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th of a second.
  • internet An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
  • networking An independent chunk of data sent over the wires of a network.
  • philately The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
  • snooker A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
  • The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
  • The structure of a person's body.

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Verb:

  • transitive Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
  • transitive Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to add a decorative border.
  • transitive Of a presumably innocent person, to cause to appear guilty.
  • transitive To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
  • transitive To position visually within a fixed boundary.

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