fret vs furnish

furnish vs fret

fret is a noun but furnish is not a noun.

fret and furnish both are verbs.

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

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

fret: provide (a musical instrument) with frets
furnish: give something useful or necessary to

Other hypernyms of fret include offer, provide, render, supply.

fret (noun)	furnish (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)	furnish (verb)
wear away or erode	give something useful or necessary to
remove soil or rock	provide or equip with furniture
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

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