fret

fret has 37 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 4.

Definitions

• n.. See 1st Frith.
• v. t.. To devour.
• v. t.. To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship.
• v. t.. To impair; to wear away; to diminish.
• v. t.. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.
• v. t.. To tease; to irritate; to vex.
• v. i.. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
• v. i.. To eat in; to make way by corrosion.
• v. i.. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.
• v. i.. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
• n.. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
• n.. Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret.