fret vs provide

provide vs fret

fret is a noun but provide is not a noun.

fret and provide both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

fret (noun)	provide (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)	provide (verb)
wear away or erode	take measures in preparation for
remove soil or rock	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
cause friction	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
be too tight; rub or press	give something useful or necessary to
decorate with an interlaced design	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
carve a pattern into	mount or put up
be agitated or irritated	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
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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