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frets definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fret 4 of 11 senses of fret Sense 1 fuss, niggle, fret => scruple => dither, flap, pother Sense 2 fret => dither Sense 6 fret => honeycomb Sense 10 erode, eat away fret => wash Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fret 4 of 11 senses of fret Sense 1 fuss, niggle, fret => scruple => dither, flap, pother Sense 2 fret => dither Sense 6 fret => honeycomb Sense 10 erode, eat away fret => wash Entailment of verb fret Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fret 11 senses of fret Sense 1 fuss, niggle, fret => worry Sense 2 fret => worry Sense 3 chafe, gall, fret => irritate Sense 4 fret => annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil Sense 5 eat into fret, rankle, grate => annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil Sense 6 fret => carve Sense 7 fret => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify Sense 8 choke, gag, fret => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press Sense 9 rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch => touch, adjoin, meet contact Sense 10 erode, eat away fret => damage Sense 11 fret, eat away => corrode, rust Familiarity of verb fret fret used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 11) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fret Sense 1 fuss, niggle, fret => worry -------------- Sense 2 fret => worry -------------- Sense 3 chafe, gall, fret => irritate -------------- Sense 4 fret => annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -------------- Sense 5 eat into fret, rankle, grate => annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -------------- Sense 6 fret => carve -------------- Sense 7 fret => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -------------- Sense 8 choke, gag, fret => compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -------------- Sense 9 rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch => touch, adjoin, meet contact -------------- Sense 10 erode, eat away fret => damage -------------- Sense 11 fret, eat away => corrode, rust -------------- Grep of noun frets fretsaw Grep of noun fret fret fretfulness fretsaw fretwork pomfret Overview of noun fret The noun fret has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither -- (agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams") 2. fret -- (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) Overview of verb fret The verb fret has 11 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) fuss, niggle, fret -- (worry unnecessarily of excessively) 2. (2) fret -- (be agitated or irritated) 3. chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing) 4. fret -- (cause annoyance in) 5. eat into fret, rankle, grate -- (gnaw into make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her") 6. fret -- (carve a pattern into) 7. fret -- (decorate with an interlaced design) 8. choke, gag, fret -- (be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat") 9. rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch -- (cause friction; "my sweater scratches") 10. erode, eat away fret -- (remove soil or rock, as of wind or water; "Rain eroded the terraces") 11. fret, eat away -- (wear away or erode) Overview of noun fret The noun fret has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither -- (agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams") 2. fret -- (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) Overview of verb fret The verb fret has 11 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) fuss, niggle, fret -- (worry unnecessarily of excessively) 2. (2) fret -- (be agitated or irritated) 3. chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing) 4. fret -- (cause annoyance in) 5. eat into fret, rankle, grate -- (gnaw into make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her") 6. fret -- (carve a pattern into) 7. fret -- (decorate with an interlaced design) 8. choke, gag, fret -- (be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat") 9. rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch -- (cause friction; "my sweater scratches") 10. erode, eat away fret -- (remove soil or rock, as of wind or water; "Rain eroded the terraces") 11. fret, eat away -- (wear away or erode)
frets definition
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