fret vs adjoin

fret is a noun but adjoin is not a noun.

fret and adjoin both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fret	Yes	No	Yes	No
adjoin	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, adjoin is a hypernym of fret; that is, adjoin is a word with a broader meaning than fret:

fret: cause friction
adjoin: be in direct physical contact with; make contact

Other hypernyms of fret include contact, meet, touch.

fret (noun)	adjoin (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
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
agitation resulting from active worry

fret (verb)	adjoin (verb)
wear away or erode	attach or add
remove soil or rock	lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
cause friction	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
be too tight; rub or press
decorate with an interlaced design
carve a pattern into
be agitated or irritated
cause annoyance in
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
worry unnecessarily or excessively
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Difference between fret and adjoin

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