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fret

Nouns

• (n) agitation resulting from active worry
  • don't get in a stew
  • he's in a sweat about exams
  stew, swither, lather, sweat,
• (n) a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion worn spot,
• (n) an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
  • there was a simple fret at the top of the walls
  Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern,
• (n) 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

Verbs

• (v) worry unnecessarily or excessively
  • don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
  fuss, niggle,
• (v) be agitated or irritated
  • don't fret over these small details
• (v) provide (a musical instrument) with frets
  • fret a guitar
• (v) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing chafe, gall,
• (v) cause annoyance in
• (v) gnaw into; make resentful or angry
  • The injustice rankled her
  • his resentment festered
  eat into, rankle, grate,
• (v) carve a pattern into
• (v) decorate with an interlaced design
• (v) be too tight; rub or press
  • This neckband is choking the cat
  choke, gag,
• (v) cause friction
  • my sweater scratches
  scratch, fray, rub, chafe,
• (v) remove soil or rock
  • Rain eroded the terraces
  eat away, erode,
• (v) wear away or erode eat away,

Synonyms

stew swither lather sweat fuss niggle worn spot Greek fret Greek key key pattern chafe gall eat into rankle grate choke gag scratch fray rub eat away erode

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