frame vs ribbing

ribbing vs frame

frame and ribbing both are nouns.

frame is a verb but ribbing is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
frame	Yes	No	Yes	No
ribbing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ribbing is a hyponym of frame; that is, ribbing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frame:

frame: a structure supporting or containing something
ribbing: a framework of ribs

Other hyponyms of frame include airframe, arbor, arbour, bower, pergola, bustle, case, casing, chase, climbing frame, clotheshorse, coaming, cornice, pelmet, valance, valance board, deckle, derrick, doorcase, doorframe, buffer, cowcatcher, fender, pilot, frame, framing, frame, gantry, gauntry, grate, grating, grill, grille, grillwork, gun carriage, handbarrow, hayrack, hayrig, honeycomb, fretwork, lattice, latticework, mounting, oxbow, picture frame, sash, window sash, buck, horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, stocks, stocks, stretcher, embroidery frame, embroidery hoop, tambour, tenter, truss, undercarriage, baby-walker, go-cart, walker, walker, Zimmer, Zimmer frame, wattle, window, window frame, climbing iron.

frame (noun)	ribbing (noun)
one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror	a framework of ribs
the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
a structure supporting or containing something
the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
alternative names for the body of a human being
a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
a single drawing in a comic strip
an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

frame (verb)	ribbing (verb)
make up plans or basic details for
formulate in a particular style or language
enclose in or as if in a frame
construct by fitting or uniting parts together
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
enclose in a frame, as of a picture

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