Definition of fret

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Fret (v. t.) To tease; to irritate; to vex.

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Frett :: Frett (n.) The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th Fret, n., 4..
Cankered :: Cankered (a.) Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore, envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured..
Corrade :: Corrade (v. t.) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.
Fretful :: Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..
Reglet :: Reglet (n.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. (12) of Column..
Interfretted :: Interfretted (a.) Interlaced; linked together; -- said of charges or bearings. See Fretted.
Whipsaw :: Whipsaw (n.) A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw..
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Interlaced one with another; -- said of charges and ordinaries.
Grecque :: Grecque (n.) An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or meander..
Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To fret; to irritate; to offend.
Fret :: Fret (n.) Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork..
Fret :: Fret (n.) Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret..
Pomfret :: Pomfret (n.) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (S. niger, S. argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia..
Pettish :: Pettish (a.) Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.
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..
Petulant :: Petulant (a.) Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.
Ripple :: Ripple (n.) The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves..
Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.
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