Definition of fret

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of fret is as below...

Fret (v. t.) To impair; to wear away; to diminish.

Lern More About Fret

Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface.
Meander :: Meander (n.) Fretwork. See Fret.
Worry :: Worry (n.) A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry..
Fretum :: Fretum (n.) A strait, or arm of the sea..
Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water..
Unfret :: Unfret (v. t.) To smooth after being fretted.
Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
Chafe :: Chafe (v. t.) To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable..
Exulceration :: Exulceration (n.) A fretting; a festering; soreness.
Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Feeze :: Feeze (n.) Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See Feaze.
Keckle :: Keckle (v. t.) To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice..
Viol :: Viol (n.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings..
Fretten :: Fretten (a.) Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox..
Fret :: Fret (n.) See 1st Frith.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To tease; to irritate; to vex.
Affret :: Affret (n.) A furious onset or attack.
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.
Fret :: Fret (n.) Herpes; tetter.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us