fret vs pother

fret and pother both are nouns.

fret and pother both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pother is a hyponym of fret; that is, pother is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fret:

fret: worry unnecessarily or excessively
pother: make a fuss; be agitated

Other hyponyms of fret include scruple, dither, flap.

fret (noun)	pother (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 excited state of agitation
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)	pother (verb)
wear away or erode	make a fuss; be agitated
remove soil or rock	make upset or troubled
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

Difference between fret and pother

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