Main entry: fret
Definition: 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
Main entry: fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern
Definition: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
Usage: there was a simple fret at the top of the walls
Definition: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
Main entry: stew, swither, sweat, lather, fret
Definition: agitation resulting from active worry
Usage: don't get in a stew; he's in a sweat about exams
Definition: wear away or erode
Main entry: fret, erode, eat away
Definition: remove soil or rock
Usage: Rain eroded the terraces
Main entry: scratch, rub, chafe, fret, fray
Definition: cause friction
Usage: my sweater scratches
Definition: be too tight; rub or press
Usage: This neckband is choking the cat
Main entry: fret
Definition: decorate with an interlaced design
Main entry: fret
Definition: carve a pattern into
Main entry: fret
Definition: be agitated or irritated
Usage: don't fret over these small details
Main entry: grate, fret, rankle, eat into
Definition: gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Usage: The injustice rankled her; his resentment festered
Main entry: fret
Definition: cause annoyance in
Main entry: niggle, fret, fuss
Definition: worry unnecessarily or excessively
Usage: don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
Definition: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
Main entry: fret
Definition: provide (a musical instrument) with frets
Usage: fret a guitar