framework
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(noun) a structure supporting or containing something |
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Synonyms: frame, framing |
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Related Words: airframe, arbor, arbour, baby-walker, bower, buck, buffer, bustle, case, casing, clotheshorse, coaming, cornice, cowcatcher, deckle, derrick, doorcase, doorframe, embroidery frame, embroidery hoop, fender, fretwork, gantry, gauntry, go-cart, grate, grating, grill, grille, grillwork, gun carriage, handbarrow, hayrack, hayrig, honeycomb, horse, lattice, latticework, mounting, oxbow, pelmet, pergola, picture frame, pilot, rack, ribbing, sash, sawbuck, sawhorse, stretcher, supporting structure, tambour, tenter, treillage, trellis, truss, valance, valance board, walker, wattle, window, window frame, window sash |
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(noun) the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society" |
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Synonyms: fabric |
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Related Words: architecture, structure |
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(noun) a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" |
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Synonyms: model, theoretical account |
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Related Words: Copernican system, Ptolemaic system, analogy, hypothesis, mean sun, possibility, simulation, theory |
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