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| n. (state) | 1. fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither | agitation resulting from active worry.; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" |
| ~ agitation | a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. fret, worn spot | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion. |
| ~ dapple, maculation, patch, speckle, fleck, spot | a small contrasting part of something.; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. fret, greek fret, greek key, key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).; "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" |
| ~ architectural ornament | (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. 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. |
| ~ bar | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. fret, fuss, niggle | worry unnecessarily or excessively.; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" |
| ~ worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| ~ scruple | raise scruples.; "He lied and did not even scruple about it" |
| ~ dither, pother, flap | make a fuss; be agitated. |
| v. (emotion) | 6. fret | be agitated or irritated.; "don't fret over these small details" |
| ~ worry | be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy.; "I worry about my job" |
| ~ dither | act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain. |
| v. (possession) | 7. fret | provide (a musical instrument) with frets.; "fret a guitar" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (perception) | 8. chafe, fret, gall | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing. |
| ~ irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
| v. (emotion) | 9. fret | cause annoyance in. |
| ~ fret | be agitated or irritated.; "don't fret over these small details" |
| ~ annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, chafe, get at, get to | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| v. (emotion) | 10. eat into, fret, grate, rankle | gnaw into; make resentful or angry.; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" |
| ~ annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, chafe, get at, get to | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| v. (creation) | 11. fret | carve a pattern into. |
| ~ handicraft | a craft that requires skillful hands. |
| ~ carve | form by carving.; "Carve a flower from the ice" |
| ~ honeycomb | carve a honeycomb pattern into.; "The cliffs were honeycombed" |
| v. (creation) | 12. fret | decorate with an interlaced design. |
| ~ adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, beautify, embellish | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" |
| v. (contact) | 13. choke, fret, gag | be too tight; rub or press.; "This neckband is choking the cat" |
| ~ constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| v. (contact) | 14. chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratch | cause friction.; "my sweater scratches" |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| v. (change) | 15. eat away, erode, fret | remove soil or rock.; "Rain eroded the terraces" |
| ~ damage | inflict damage upon.; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
| ~ wash | form by erosion.; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" |
| v. (change) | 16. eat away, fret | wear away or erode. |
| ~ rust, corrode | become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid.; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" |
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