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English to English noun
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agitation resulting from active worry |  | Example: don't get in a stew
he's in a sweat about exams
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| 2 |
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion | | source: wordnet30
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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
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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 | | source: wordnet30
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See 1st Frith. | | source: webster1913
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The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. | | source: webster1913
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Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork. | | source: webster1913
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A saltire interlaced with a mascle. | | source: webster1913
verb
| 9 |
worry unnecessarily or excessively | | Example: don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
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| 10 |
be agitated or irritated | | Example: don't fret over these small details
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| 11 |
provide (a musical instrument) with frets | | Example: fret a guitar
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become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | | source: wordnet30
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cause annoyance in | | source: wordnet30
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gnaw into; make resentful or angry | | Example: The injustice rankled her
his resentment festered
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carve a pattern into | | source: wordnet30
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decorate with an interlaced design | | source: wordnet30
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be too tight; rub or press | | Example: This neckband is choking the cat
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cause friction | | Example: my sweater scratches
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| 19 |
remove soil or rock | | Example: Rain eroded the terraces
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| 20 |
wear away or erode | | source: wordnet30
| 21 |
To devour. | | source: webster1913
| 22 |
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. | | source: webster1913
| 23 |
To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify. | | source: webster1913
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To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music. | | source: webster1913
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