Noun Definition

fret

1.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

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

Category: General

3.Definition: agitation resulting from active worry

Related Noun(s):lather, stew, sweat, swither

Category: General

4.Definition: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)

"There was a simple fret at the top of the walls"

Category: Objects