Dictionary Check: fret
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Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
agitation resulting from active worry
Example:
"don't get in a stew"
noun
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
noun
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
Example:
"there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
noun
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
verb
worry unnecessarily or excessively
Example:
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren — they are quite big now"
verb
be agitated or irritated
Example:
"don't fret over these small details"
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