| VERB | emotion | fret, fuss, niggle | worry unnecessarily or excessively |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | fret | be agitated or irritated | |
| possession | fret | provide (a musical instrument) with frets | |
| perception | fret, chafe, gall | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | |
| emotion | fret | cause annoyance in | |
| emotion | fret, eat into, rankle, grate | gnaw into | |
| creation | fret | carve a pattern into | |
| creation | fret | decorate with an interlaced design | |
| contact | fret, choke, gag | be too tight | |
| contact | fret, rub, fray, chafe, scratch | cause friction | |
| change | fret, erode, eat away | remove soil or rock | |
| change | fret, eat away | wear away or erode | |
| NOUN | state | fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither | agitation resulting from active worry |
| attribute | fret, worn spot | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion | |
| artifact | fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) | |
| artifact | fret | a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument |
| Sounds | freh't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | agitation resulting from active worry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | stew, sweat, lather, swither | |
| Broader | agitation | A mental state of extreme / extreme emotional disturbance |
| Spanish | inquietud, intranquilidad, malestar, preocupación | |
| Catalan | inquietud, intranquilitat, malestar, preocupació | |
| Verbs | fret | worry unnecessarily or excessively |
| Meaning | A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | worn spot | |
| Broader | spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation | A small contrasting part of something |
| Verbs | fret | become or make sore by or as if by rubbing |
| Meaning | An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" | |
| Synonyms | Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern | |
| Broader | architectural ornament | (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance |
| Verbs | fret | decorate with an interlaced design |
| fret | carve a pattern into | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | bar | A rigid piece of metal or wood |
| Spanish | traste | |
| Catalan | trast | |
| Adjectives | fretted | having frets |
| unfretted | without frets | |
| Verbs | fret | provide (a musical instrument) with frets |
| Meaning | Worry unnecessarily or excessively. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue fret over the results of the experiment | |
| Synonyms | fuss, niggle | |
| Narrower | dither, flap, pother | make a fuss |
| scruple | Raise scruples / scruples | |
| Broader | worry | Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy |
| Spanish | apurarse | |
| Catalan | afligir-se, amoïnar-se | |
| Nouns | fret | agitation resulting from active worry |
| Meaning | Be agitated or irritated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue fret | |
| Example | "don't fret over these small details" | |
| Caused by | fret | Cause annoyance in |
| Narrower | dither | Act nervously |
| Broader | worry | Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy |
| Spanish | apurarse | |
| Catalan | afligir-se, amoïnar-se | |
| Meaning | Provide (a musical instrument) with frets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "fret a guitar" | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Nouns | fret | a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument |
| Meaning | Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | chafe, gall | |
| Broader | irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame |
| Spanish | molestar | |
| Catalan | molestar | |
| Nouns | fret | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion |
| Meaning | Cause annoyance in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Cause to | fret | Be agitated or irritated |
| Broader | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | Cause annoyance in |
| Spanish | inquietar | |
| Catalan | capficar-se, neguitejar-se | |
| Meaning | gnaw into; make resentful or angry. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will fret him | |
| Synonyms | eat into, rankle, grate | |
| Broader | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | Cause annoyance in |
| Spanish | amargar, carcomer, crispar, roer, supurar | |
| Catalan | amargar, crispar | |
| Meaning | carve a pattern into. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | handicraft | A craft that requires skillful hands |
| Narrower | honeycomb | carve a honeycomb pattern into |
| Broader | carve | form by carving |
| Spanish | calar | |
| Nouns | fret | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) |
| Meaning | decorate with an interlaced design. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
| Nouns | fret | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) |
| Meaning | Be too tight; rub or press. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | choke, gag | |
| Broader | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| Spanish | asfixiar, estrangular | |
| Catalan | asfixiar, estrangular | |
| Meaning | Cause friction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rub, fray, chafe, scratch | |
| Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact | Be in direct physical contact with |
| Spanish | escoriar, rozar | |
| Catalan | arpar, esgarrapar, fregar-se, garfinyar, gratar, polir, rascar, ratllar, refregar-se, unglejar | |
| Meaning | Remove soil or rock. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | erode, eat away | |
| Narrower | wash | form by erosion |
| Broader | damage | inflict damage / damage upon |
| Spanish | corroer, desgastar, erosionar | |
| Catalan | corroir-se, desgastar-se, erosionar-se, erosionar | |
| Meaning | wear away or erode. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | eat away | |
| Broader | corrode, rust | Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid |
| Spanish | corroer, desgastarse, desgastar, erosionarse, raer | |
| Catalan | desgastar, raure, rosegar | |
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