FRAMEWORK as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a structure supporting or containing something
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) framework is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the underlying structure
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • restoring the framework of the bombed building
    • it is part of the fabric of society
    Hypernyms(s) framework is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a simplified description of a complex entity or process
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
    Hypernyms(s) framework is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)