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| 1. | [ verb ] worry unnecessarily or excessively | |
| Synonyms: | fuss niggle | |
| Examples: | "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" |
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| Related terms: | worry dither scruple | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be agitated or irritated | |
| Examples: | "don't fret over these small details" |
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| Related terms: | worry shiver dither | |
| 3. | [ verb ] remove soil or rock, as of wind or water | |
| Synonyms: | erode eat_away | |
| Examples: | "Rain eroded the terraces" |
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| Related terms: | damage wash erosion | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause friction | |
| Synonyms: | scratch rub chafe fray | |
| Examples: | "my sweater scratches" |
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| Related terms: | touch abrasion | |
| 5. | [ noun ] agitation resulting from active worry | |
| Synonyms: | sweat lather swither stew | |
| Examples: | "don't get in a stew" "he's in a sweat about exams" |
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| Related terms: | agitation sulk | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be too tight; rub or press | |
| Synonyms: | choke gag | |
| Examples: | "This neckband is choking the cat" |
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| Related terms: | compress choker | |
| 7. | [ verb ] carve a pattern into | |
| Related terms: | carve honeycomb handicraft | |
| 8. | [ verb ] decorate with an interlaced design | |
| Related terms: | decorate | |
| 9. | [ verb ] gnaw into; make resentful or angry | |
| Synonyms: | eat_into rankle grate | |
| Examples: | "The unjustice rankled her" "his resentment festered" |
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| Related terms: | annoy | |
| 10. | [ verb ] cause annoyance in | |
| Related terms: | annoy | |
| 11. | [ verb ] wear away or erode | |
| Synonyms: | eat_away | |
| Related terms: | corrode | |
| 12. | [ verb ] become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | |
| Synonyms: | chafe gall | |
| Related terms: | irritate chafe | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (architecture) an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief) | |
| Synonyms: | greek_key key_pattern greek_fret | |
| Examples: | "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" |
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| Related terms: | architectural_ornament | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion | |
| Synonyms: | worn_spot | |
| Related terms: | spot chafe | |
| 15. | [ verb ] provide (a musical instrument) with frets | |
| Examples: | "fret a guitar" |
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| Related terms: | supply | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (music) 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 | |
| Related terms: | bar | |
| Similar spelling: |
Friedt frat Fruth fruit froth Frith fried freed fruity frothy Frieda Freeda Fred Foret |
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