frameframeframes1noun1a thin piece of wood or metal round the edge of a picture, window, mirror, etc.2strong pieces of wood or metal that give something its shape: the frame of the bicycle3the metal or plastic round the edge of a pair of glassesframe of mindthat way that you feel at a particular timesame meaningmood: I'm not in the right frame of mind for a party.frameframeframesframedframing2verb (frames, framing, framed)to put a picture in a frame: Let's have this photograph framed.