fret vs contact
contact vs fretfret and contact both are nouns.
fret and contact both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fret | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| contact | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
contact is a hypernym of
fret; that is, contact is a
word with a broader meaning than fret:
- fret: cause friction
- contact: be in direct physical contact with; make contact
| fret (noun) | contact (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 | the act of touching physically |
| an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) | close interaction |
| a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact |
| agitation resulting from active worry | a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication |
| a channel for communication between groups | |
| a communicative interaction | |
| the physical coming together of two or more things | |
| a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | |
| the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity |
| fret (verb) | contact (verb) |
|---|---|
| wear away or erode | be in or establish communication with |
| remove soil or rock | be in direct physical contact with; make contact |
| cause friction | |
| 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 |
Words related to "fret"
- Greek fret
- Greek key
- adjoin
- adorn
- agitation
- annoy
- architectural ornament
- bar
- beautify
- bother
- carve
- chafe
- choke
- compact
- compress
- constrict
- contact
- contract
- corrode
- damage
- dapple
- decorate
- devil
- dither
- eat away
- eat into
- embellish
- erode
- flap
- fleck
- fray
- fret
- furnish
- fuss
- gag
- gall
- get at
- get to
- grace
- grate
- gravel
- handicraft
- honeycomb
- irritate
- key pattern
- lather
- maculation
- meet
- nark
- nettle
- niggle
- offer
- ornament
- patch
- pother
- press
- provide
- rag
- rankle
- render
- rile
- rub
- rust
- scratch
- scruple
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- speckle
- spot
- squeeze
- stew
- supply
- sweat
- swither
- touch
- vex
- wash
- worn spot
- worry
Words related to "contact"
- abut
- adhere
- adjoin
- attach
- border
- breaker point
- brush
- butt
- butt against
- butt on
- chafe
- channel
- cleave
- cling
- cohere
- collision
- communicate
- communicating
- communication
- communication channel
- conjunction
- connectedness
- connection
- contact arm
- contact lens
- converge
- cover
- distributor point
- drop a line
- edge
- electrical contact
- electronics
- engagement
- environ
- eye contact
- fair ball
- flick
- fray
- fret
- get hold of
- get through
- happening
- hit
- hug
- impact
- impinging
- inter-group communication
- interaction
- intercommunicate
- interlocking
- junction
- laying on
- lean against
- lean on
- lens
- lens system
- lense
- liaison
- line
- link
- march
- meet
- mesh
- meshing
- middleman
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- osculation
- p-n junction
- physical contact
- ping
- placement
- point
- pole
- raise
- reach
- representative
- rest on
- ring
- rub
- scratch
- short
- short circuit
- skirt
- snick
- sound bow
- spread over
- stick
- striking
- surround
- tangency
- terminal
- touch
- touching
- tread
- wipe
- wiper
- wiper arm
- write
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