fret




fret - noun

  • agitation resulting from active worry
  • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
  • an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
  • 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

    • fret - verb

    • worry unnecessarily or excessively
    • be agitated or irritated
    • provide (a musical instrument) with frets
    • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
    • cause annoyance in
    • gnaw into; make resentful or angry
    • carve a pattern into
    • decorate with an interlaced design
    • be too tight; rub or press
    • cause friction
    • remove soil or rock
    • wear away or erode

    fret - thesaurus

    chafe   choke   erode   fray   fuss   gag   gall   grate   lather   niggle   rankle   rub   scratch   stew   sweat   swither  

    Scrabble score for fret

    f is 4 r is 1 e is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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