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Worry :: Worry (v. i.) To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries..

Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.

Exulcerate :: Exulcerate (v. t. & i.) To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame.

Galling :: Galling (a.) Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.

Gall :: Gall (v. t.) To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable..

Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers..

Scotchman :: Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.

Chafed :: Chafed (imp. & p. p.) of Chaf.

Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.

Chafe :: Chafe (n.) Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..

Emboil :: Emboil (v. t.) To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.

Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.

Rubber :: Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub..

Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

Cockchafer :: Cockchafer (n.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle..

Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan..

Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

Chafeweed :: Chafeweed (n.) The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing..

Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground..

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