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)
the part of a view, picture etc that is at the back or behind the main objects, people etc
experience or circumstances
a house or similar structure
constructed dwelling
the shell on the back of a tortoise etc
structure; covering
a dead body of an animal (especially one prepared for cutting up as meat)
dead body
the scientific study of how substances (elements) are made up, how they combine, how they act under different conditions
arrangement, arranging
shape; outward appearance
shape; arrangement
a border in which a picture, photograph, window or door is enclosed or set
skeleton, casing
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
a series of metal bars in an opening such as a window, as used in banks
gridiron
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
the structure or system of organization for a business, government, school, society or other group
foundation
cosmetics
design, structure of something
the act of organizing; an organized group of people (e.g. a business); organized system
arrangement, arranging
a line showing the shape; a statement of the chief facts; to draw, give, (something) in outline
plan, sketch
a variable factor in an analysis or experiment
limit
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
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
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
(an arrangement or parts of) a building; the way in which parts are put together
makeup, form
the arrangement of the threads in a cloth; the arrangement of the parts that make up something
characteristics of a surface
a light, upright structure of strips of wood, used for supporting plants etc
latticework