a skeletal structure designed to support or enclose something.

a frame or structure composed of parts fitted and joined together.

the construction or sale of frames.

work done in, on, or with a frame.

noun

bare bones * , cage , fabric , frame , frame of reference , groundwork , plan , schema , scheme , shell , skeleton , structure , anatomy , cadre , foundation , gantry , husk , lattice , macrostructure , parameters , parenchyma , pattern , rack , sill , stanchion , stroma , studwork , superstructure , support , system , tenter , trellis , trestle