DICTOMETER

FRET

1. Synonyms:
   • Fret
   • Stew
   • Sweat
   • Lather
   • Swither
   Definitions:
   • agitation resulting from active worry
   Examples:
   • Don't get in a stew
   • He's in a sweat about exams
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Worn spot
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Fret
   • Greek fret
   • Greek key
   • Key pattern
   Definitions:
   • an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
   Examples:
   • There was a simple fret at the top of the walls
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Fuss
   • Niggle
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • worry unnecessarily or excessively
   Examples:
   • Don't fuss too much over the grandchildren
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • be agitated or irritated
   Examples:
   • Don't fret over these small details
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • provide (a musical instrument) with frets
   Examples:
   • Fret a guitar
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Chafe
   • Gall
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • cause annoyance in
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Eat into
   • Fret
   • Rankle
   • Grate
   Definitions:
   • gnaw into
   • make resentful or angry
   Examples:
   • The injustice rankled her
   • His resentment festered
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • carve a pattern into
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • decorate with an interlaced design
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Choke
   • Gag
   • Fret
   Definitions:
   • be too tight
   • rub or press
   Examples:
   • This neckband is choking the cat
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Rub
    • Fray
    • Fret
    • Chafe
    • Scratch
    Definitions:
    • cause friction
    Examples:
    • My sweater scratches
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Erode
    • Eat away
    • Fret
    Definitions:
    • remove soil or rock
    Examples:
    • Rain eroded the terraces
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Fret
    • Eat away
    Definitions:
    • wear away or erode