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synonym (synonym of fret)

  • (noun.state)
    lather, stew, sweat, swither
    agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    worn spot
    a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    greek fret, greek key, key pattern
    an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    fuss, niggle
    worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    chafe, gall
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    eat into, grate, rankle
    gnaw into; make resentful or angry (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    choke, gag
    be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chafe, fray, rub, scratch
    cause friction (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.change)
    eat away, erode
    remove soil or rock (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    eat away
    wear away or erode (verb.change)
     

hypernym (fret IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • 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 (noun.artifact)
    bar
    a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon (noun.artifact)
     
  • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion (noun.attribute)
    dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot
    a small contrasting part of something (noun.attribute)
     
  • agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)
    agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance (noun.state)
     
  • an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) (noun.artifact)
    architectural ornament
    (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance (noun.artifact)
     
  • be agitated or irritated (verb.emotion)
    worry
    be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy (verb.emotion)
     
  • be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
    compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
    squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
     
  • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)
    irritate
    excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body)
     
  • carve a pattern into (verb.creation)
    carve
    form by carving (verb.contact)
     
  • cause friction (verb.contact)
    adjoin, contact, meet, touch
    be in direct physical contact with; make contact (verb.contact)
     
  • decorate with an interlaced design (verb.creation)
    adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
    make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. (verb.creation)
     
  • gnaw into; make resentful or angry (verb.emotion)
    annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
    cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)
     
  • provide (a musical instrument) with frets (verb.possession)
    furnish, provide, render, supply
    give something useful or necessary to (verb.possession)
     
  • remove soil or rock (verb.change)
    damage
    inflict damage upon (verb.change)
     
  • wear away or erode (verb.change)
    corrode, rust
    become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF fret relation)

  • be agitated or irritated (verb.emotion)
    dither
    act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain (verb.emotion)
     
  • carve a pattern into (verb.creation)
    honeycomb
    carve a honeycomb pattern into (verb.creation)
     
  • remove soil or rock (verb.change)
    wash
    form by erosion (verb.change)
     
  • worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)
    scruple
    raise scruples (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    dither, flap, pother
    make a fuss; be agitated (verb.emotion)
     

cause (cause to relations of fret)

  • cause annoyance in (verb.emotion)
    fret
    be agitated or irritated (verb.emotion)
     

derivation (.... is derived from 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 (noun.artifact)
    fret
    provide (a musical instrument) with frets (verb.possession)
     
  • a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion (noun.attribute)
    chafe, fret, gall
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)
     
  • agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)
    fret, fuss, niggle
    worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    brood, grizzle, stew
    be in a huff; be silent or sullen (verb.emotion)
     
  • be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
    choker, neck ruff, ruff, ruffle
    a high tight collar (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    choker, collar, dog collar, neckband
    necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck (noun.artifact)
     
  • become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (verb.perception)
    fret, worn spot
    a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.state)
    gall
    a skin sore caused by chafing (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    gall, saddle sore
    an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle (noun.state)
     
  • cause friction (verb.contact)
    friction, rubbing
    the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • (noun.state)
    abrasion, excoriation, scrape, scratch
    an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    chafe
    soreness and warmth caused by friction (noun.state)
     
  • decorate with an interlaced design (verb.creation)
    fret, greek fret, greek key, key pattern, fret, greek fret, greek key, key pattern
    an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) (noun.artifact)
     
  • remove soil or rock (verb.change)
    eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away
    (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.state)
    erosion
    condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (noun.state)
     
  • (adj.all)
    erosive
    wearing away by friction (adj.all)
     
  • worry unnecessarily or excessively (verb.emotion)
    fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither
    agitation resulting from active worry (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    dither, flap, fuss, pother, tizzy
    an excited state of agitation (noun.state)
     

domain category (fret is domain category of ....)

  • carve a pattern into (verb.creation)
    handicraft
    a craft that requires skillful hands (noun.act)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym cause derivation domain category lather stew worn spot greek fret fuss niggle bar architectural ornament dapple fleck agitation corrode wash honeycomb dither scruple flap pother fret chafe fuss niggle brood grizzle eating away handicraft
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