- Types Of Speech
- You can use fret as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Fret
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters e, f, r, and t, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters re. Fret starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters f, fr, fre, and the ending characters are t, et, ret, ..
- Definition
- 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
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Fret is set as a sat word that starts with f, ends with t, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is fret a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Fret in Pig Latin is said as "etfray or etfrway".
- Unigram
- f | r | e | t
- Bigram
- fr | re | et
- Trigram
- fre | ret
- Quadrigram
- fret
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- 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 - an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief);
"there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
- agitation resulting from active worry;
"don't get in a stew";
"he's in a sweat about exams"
- Verb Examples
- wear away or erode
- remove soil or rock;
"Rain eroded the terraces" - cause friction;
"my sweater scratches" - be too tight;
rub or press;
"This neckband is choking the cat" - decorate with an interlaced design
- carve a pattern into
- be agitated or irritated;
"don't fret over these small details" - gnaw into;
make resentful or angry;
"The unjustice rankled her";
"his resentment festered" - cause annoyance in
- worry unnecessarily or excessively;
"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- provide (a musical instrument) with frets;
"fret a guitar"
Synonym | Definition |
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Ablate | remove an organ or bodily structure |
Abrade | strike against an object "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken" |
Abrase | wear away |
Accomplishment | the action of accomplishing something |
Acerbate | make sour or bitter |
Ache | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
Achievement | the action of accomplishing something |
Aching | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
Acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" |
Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
View all cognitive synonyms for Fret
Anagram | Definition |
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Fret | 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 |
Tref | not conforming to dietary laws |
View English words with the unique letters used in fret. Words With The Letters Efrt
Word | Definition |
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Fret | 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 |
Word | Definition |
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Bar | the act of preventing "there was no bar against leaving" "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
Name | Male | Female |
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Alfretta | No | No |
Freta | No | No |
Nefretiri | No | Yes |
Nefret | No | No |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Ferret (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 9 +2 | ferret | ||
Fetter (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 9 +2 | fetter | ||
Fret (4 letters) | 7 | 7 | tref | ||
Future (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +4 | future | ||
Rafter (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 9 +2 | rafter | ||
Refute (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +3 | fuerte | ||
Tref (4 letters) | 7 | 7 | tref | ||
Bereft (6 letters) | 11 +4 | 12 +5 | bereft | ||
After (5 letters) | 8 +1 | 8 +1 | after | ||
Frater (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 9 +2 | rafter | ||
Afreet (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 9 +2 | aeefrt | ||
Fuerte (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +3 | fuerte |
Fret Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With F
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters