fret | English to English Dictionary

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fret

(fr/E/t )

agitation resulting from active worry(noun.state)

Synonym:
lather, stew, sweat, swither

source: wordnet30
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
worn spot

source: wordnet30
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)(noun.artifact)

Example:
There was a simple fret at the top of the walls.

Synonym:
greek fret, greek key, key pattern

source: wordnet30
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
See 1st Frith.(noun)

source: webster1913
The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.(noun)

source: webster1913
Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.(noun)

source: webster1913
A saltire interlaced with a mascle.(noun)

source: webster1913

worry unnecessarily or excessively(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
fuss, niggle

source: wordnet30
be agitated or irritated(verb.emotion)

Example:
Don't fret over these small details.

source: wordnet30
provide (a musical instrument) with frets(verb.possession)

Example:
Fret a guitar.

source: wordnet30
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing(verb.perception)

Synonym:
chafe, gall

source: wordnet30
cause annoyance in(verb.emotion)

source: wordnet30
gnaw into; make resentful or angry(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
eat into, grate, rankle

source: wordnet30
carve a pattern into(verb.creation)

source: wordnet30
decorate with an interlaced design(verb.creation)

source: wordnet30
be too tight; rub or press(verb.contact)

Synonym:
choke, gag

source: wordnet30
cause friction(verb.contact)

Synonym:
chafe, fray, rub, scratch

source: wordnet30
remove soil or rock(verb.change)

Synonym:
eat away, erode

source: wordnet30
wear away or erode(verb.change)

Synonym:
eat away

source: wordnet30
To devour.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.(verb)

source: webster1913
To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.(verb)

source: webster1913
To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.(verb)

source: webster1913