fretted
Definitions
Adjective
- Having frets
Verb
- Worry unnecessarily or excessively
- Be agitated or irritated
- Provide (a musical instrument) with frets
- Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- Cause annoyance in
- Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- Carve a pattern into
- Decorate with an interlaced design
- Be too tight; rub or press
- Cause friction
- Remove soil or rock
- Wear away or erode
Fragment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "fretted".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fretted".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | freed | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | retorted | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | feted | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | rebutted | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | remitted | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | ferreted | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | rutted | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | fretter | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | frett | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | fette | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | retested | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | restated | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | refitted | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | frenette | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | fredette | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | fradette | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | forgette | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | forested | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | fettered | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | vetted | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 13
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 13
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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