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1) one of the parts that make up the framework of an animal's body (bone)

2) framework with wires or bars, used for birds or animals (cage)

3) the framework of a vehicle on which the body is fastened or build (chassis)

4) (to put (goods) in) a large framework of light boards or basketwork for transporting (crate)

5) a wooden framework from which animals can pull out food (crib)

6) a wooden framework on which to kill a criminal by hanging (gallows)

7) a framework of wooden or metal bars placed across an opening such as a window, used to keep out burglars or to allow air to flow through (grating)

8) a wooden or steel structure on which the framework of a ship is built (keel)

9) a framework covered with paper or cloth, made to fly in the wind at the end of a long string or wire; a bird of prey of the hawk family (kite)

10) a framework of crossed wooden or metal strips, used as a fence etc (lattice)

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background

the part of a view, picture etc that is at the back or behind the main objects, people etc

experience or circumstances

building

a house or similar structure

constructed dwelling

carapace

the shell on the back of a tortoise etc

structure; covering

carcass

a dead body of an animal (especially one prepared for cutting up as meat)

dead body

chemistry

the scientific study of how substances (elements) are made up, how they combine, how they act under different conditions

arrangement, arranging

form

shape; outward appearance

shape; arrangement

frame

a border in which a picture, photograph, window or door is enclosed or set

skeleton, casing

grid

a system of overhead cables carried on pylons, for distributing electric current over a large area; a set of bars over a hole in a road

gridiron

grille

a series of metal bars in an opening such as a window, as used in banks

gridiron

hull

the body or frame of the ship; the outer covering of some cereal plants and seeds, especially the pods of peas and beans

skeleton, body

infrastructure

the structure or system of organization for a business, government, school, society or other group

foundation

make-up

cosmetics

design, structure of something

organization

the act of organizing; an organized group of people (e.g. a business); organized system

arrangement, arranging

outline

a line showing the shape; a statement of the chief facts; to draw, give, (something) in outline

plan, sketch

parameter

a variable factor in an analysis or experiment

limit

setting

something in which something else is fixed or fastened; a position of an instrument such as 'high' or 'low'; the act of (the Sun, Moon etc) going down

scene, background

shell

the hard outer covering of eggs, nuts some seeds etc and of some animals (e.g. snails, crabs) or parts of them; seashell; the outside walls etc of a building, ship etc

structure; covering

skeleton

the bony framework of an animal body; an outline, plan etc to which details are to be added

structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object

structure

(an arrangement or parts of) a building; the way in which parts are put together

makeup, form

texture

the arrangement of the threads in a cloth; the arrangement of the parts that make up something

characteristics of a surface

trellis

a light, upright structure of strips of wood, used for supporting plants etc

latticework

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