| abacus |
a device used to make arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame with parallel rods or grooves that hold movable counters such as beads. |
| A-frame |
an upright supporting frame in the shape of an "A," or a house constructed with one or more such frames as its main structural supports. |
| arbor1 |
a shady area made by arranging trees and bushes or by growing vines on a frame. |
| balloon |
in a cartoon, the figure used to frame the words attributed to a character. [1/8 definitions] |
| barrow1 |
a flat frame used for carrying a load. A barrow has two handles at each end or handles at one end and a wheel at the other; wheelbarrow. |
| bedspring |
any of a number of springs closely confined in a frame and set in a bedstead to support a mattress. |
| bicycle pump |
a small pump used to inflate bicycle tires, esp. a hand-held pump that may be attached to a bicycle frame when not in use. |
| bier |
a frame or stand on which a corpse, sometimes in a coffin, is laid prior to burial. |
| bolt1 |
a metal or wooden bar on a door that slides into an opening in the frame. When the bolt is inserted into the frame, the door stays closed. [1/8 definitions] |
| bouffant |
a hairstyle in which the hair is puffed out over the neck and ears to frame the face. [1/2 definitions] |
| box spring |
a cloth-covered bedspring having rows of individual but connected helical springs inside a boxlike frame. |
| buckboard |
a small uncovered carriage with a flexible wooden frame attached directly to the axles. |
| bustle2 |
a cushion or wire frame formerly worn beneath a dress to add fullness in the rear. [1/2 definitions] |
| cartridge clip |
a metal container or frame used to hold and load cartridges into an automatic rifle or pistol; clip. |
| case2 |
the frame around a door or window; casing. [1/5 definitions] |
| caster |
a small wheel on a frame attached to the bottom of a heavy object, such as apiece of furniture, to aid in moving it. [1/3 definitions] |
| chafing dish |
a lidded dish or pot, supported on a metal frame with a candle or other heating device beneath it, and used to cook food at the table or keep it hot. |
| chase2 |
a frame into which type is set for printing. [1/2 definitions] |
| chassis |
the frame that supports the body and engine in a vehicle. |
| clotheshorse |
a wooden or metal frame for drying or airing clothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| coping saw |
a handsaw with a thin blade that is attached to the handle by a U-shaped frame, used for cutting curved shapes into wood. |