1 [count] : the basic structure and shape of the body of a person or animal
▪ She had to extend every inch of her five-foot frame [=body] to reach the top shelf. ▪ her petite/slight/thin/wiry frame ▪ his large/lanky/lean frame 2 [count] : an arrangement of parts that support and form the basic shape of something
▪ the frame of a house ▪ a bicycle frame ▪ the car's steel frame 3 a [count] : an open structure that holds something (such as glass or a picture)
▪ a picture/window/door frame — see also cold frame
b frames [plural] : the plastic or metal structure that holds the lenses of eyeglasses
▪ I need new frames for my glasses. 4 [count] a : one of the pictures in the series of pictures that make up a film
▪ The film runs at eight frames per second. — see also freeze-frame
b : one of the drawings in the series of drawings that make up a comic strip 5 [count] computers : a section of a Web page that is like a small separate page : a section of a Web page that has its own scroll bar 6 [count] Brit : ¹rack 6