Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: Greek_fret, fret

'fret'

[fret.n.01] as in: agitation resulting from active worry

Examples:
don't get in a stew
he's in a sweat about exams

'fret'

[worn_spot.n.01] as in: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

'fret'

[fret.n.03] as in: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)

Examples:
there was a simple fret at the top of the walls

'fret'

[fret.n.04] as in: 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

'fret'

[fuss.v.01] as in: worry unnecessarily or excessively

Examples:
don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now

'fret'

[fret.v.02] as in: be agitated or irritated

Examples:
don't fret over these small details

'fret'

[fret.v.03] as in: provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Examples:
fret a guitar

'fret'

[chafe.v.01] as in: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

'fret'

[fret.v.05] as in: cause annoyance in

'fret'

[eat_into.v.01] as in: gnaw into; make resentful or angry

Examples:
The injustice rankled her
his resentment festered

'fret'

[fret.v.07] as in: carve a pattern into

'fret'

[fret.v.08] as in: decorate with an interlaced design

'fret'

[choke.v.02] as in: be too tight; rub or press

Examples:
This neckband is choking the cat

'fret'

[rub.v.02] as in: cause friction

Examples:
my sweater scratches

'fret'

[erode.v.02] as in: remove soil or rock

Examples:
Rain eroded the terraces

'fret'

[fret.v.12] as in: wear away or erode

Origins

					fret (English)
├── freten (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── fretan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── freten (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── fretum (Latin)