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Meaning
Verb
●
Especially when
describing
animals
: to
consume
,
devour
, or eat.
●
To
chafe
or
irritate
; to worry.
●
To make
rough
, to
agitate
or
disturb
; to cause to ripple.
●
In the form
fret
out: to
squander
, to waste.
●
To
gnaw
; to
consume
, to
eat
away.
●
To be
chafed
or
irritated
; to be
angry
or
vexed
; to
utter
peevish
expressions
through
irritation
or worry.
●
To be
worn away
; to
chafe
; to fray.
●
In Emotions:
To be
anxious
, to worry.
●
To be
agitated
; to
rankle
; to be in
violent
commotion.
●
In Brewing & Oenology:
To have
secondary fermentation
(fermentation
occurring
after the
conversion
of
sugar
to
alcohol
in
beers
and
wine
) take place.
●
In Architecture:
To
decorate
or
ornament
, especially with an
interlaced
or
interwoven
pattern
, or (architecture) with
carving
or
relief
(raised) work.
●
To form a
pattern
on; to variegate.
●
To
cut through
with a
fretsaw
, to create fretwork.
●
To
bind
, to
tie
,
originally
with a
loop
or ring.
●
In Music:
Musical senses.
To
fit
frets
on to
(a
musical
instrument).
To
press down
the
string
behind a fret.
Noun
●
Agitation of the
surface
of a
fluid
by
fermentation
or some other cause; a
rippling
on the surface
of water.
●
Agitation of the
mind
marked
by
complaint
and
impatience
;
disturbance
of
temper
; irritation.
●
Herpes;
tetter
(“any of various
pustular
skin
conditions”).
●
In Mining:
The
worn
sides
of
riverbanks
, where
ores
or
stones
containing
them
accumulate
after being
washed
down from higher
ground
, which thus
indicate
to
miners
the
locality
of
veins
of ore.
●
An
ornamental
pattern
consisting of
repeated
vertical
and
horizontal
lines
, often in relief.
●
In Heraldic charges:
A
saltire
interlaced
with a mascle.
●
A
ferrule
, a ring.
●
In Music:
One of the
pieces
of
metal
,
plastic
or
wood
across the
neck
of a
guitar
or other
string instrument
that
marks
where a
finger
should be
positioned
to
depress
a
string
as it is
played.
●
A
channel
, a
strait
; a fretum.
●
A
channel
or
passage
created
by the sea.
●
In Northumbrian English & Fog:
A
fog
or
mist
at sea
, or
coming
inland
from the
sea
.
●
In Physics:
Förster
resonance energy
transfer
●
In Physics:
fluorescence
resonance energy
transfer
, which is a type of the Förster
phenomenon
where one or both of the
partners
in the
energy transfer
are
fluorescent
chromophores
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
fret
English
freten
Middle English (1100-1500)
fretan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
freten
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
fretum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Worry
Obsess
Complain
Gloat
Bother
Agonize
Panic
Brag
Care
Hesitate
Grumble
Overtighten
Talk
Agonise
Harp
Quibble
Fear
Think
Whine
Moan
Fluorescent
Know
Fluorescence
Concern
Joke
Whinge
Overthink
Stress
Dither
Rush
Bicker
Lose Heart
Lose Sleep
Borrow Trouble
Think Twice
Rock The Boat
Give A Damn
Sweat The Small Stuff
More
Rhymes
Et
Ret
Yet
Met
Bet
Ket
Ate
Vet
Get
Vet
Wet
Net
Jet
Het
Set
Pet
Let
Met
Viet
Duet
Debt
Whet
Sket
Beth
Chet
Fete
Lett
Fret
Shet
Abet
Sett
Sweat
Reset
Cadet
Octet
Motet
Upset
Pipet
Brett
Revet
Beset
Beget
Unset
Forget
Piquet
Sestet
Minuet
Threat
Pomset
Sextet
Brunet
Tomset
Spinet
Regret
Sublet
Lahpet
Septet
Asweat
Cornet
Dudette
Rosette
Layette
Vedette
Briquet
Gazette
Vilayet
Quintet
Curette
Cuvette
Quartet
Renette
Bayonet
Satinet
Dinette
Ladette
Superhet
Corvette
Coquette
Grisette
Corvette
Clavinet
Clarinet
Unforget
Internet
Brunette
Barbette
Roulette
Moquette
Underlet
Martinet
Cassette
Underset
Gauntlet
Vignette
Chavette
Anisette
Toilette
Statuette
Brochette
Couchette
Serviette
Cigarette
Croquette
Midinette
Courgette
Wincyette
Soubrette
Novelette
Majorette
Stockinet
Poussette
Banquette
Enucleate
Pirouette
Ambulette
Lorgnette
Gingerette
Blanquette
Lansquenet
Marionette
Maisonette
Scromlette
Winceyette
Leaderette
Sermonette
Planchette
Collarette
Silhouette
Mignonette
Zephyrette
Suffragette
Problemette
Flannelette
Launderette
Leatherette
Vinaigrette
Kitchenette
Bachelorette
Computerette
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