Princeton's WordNet

1. model, theoretical account, framework(noun)

   a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

   "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"

2. framework, fabric(noun)

   the underlying structure

   "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"

3. framework(noun)

   a structure supporting or containing something

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. framework(noun)ˈfreɪmˌwɜrk

   a system or set of rules

   a framework for teaching math skills

2. frameworkˈfreɪmˌwɜrk

   the part of a structure that supports and gives shape

   a wooden/metal framework; the framework of the aircraft

Wiktionary

1. framework(Noun)

   The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.

2. framework(Noun)

   The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.

3. framework(Noun)

   A basic conceptual structure.

   These u2018three principles of connexionu2019 comprise the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.

4. framework(Noun)

   The identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset in order to render explicit the tacit and implicit.

Webster Dictionary

1. Framework(noun)

   the work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society

2. Framework(noun)

   work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom

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