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fret vs wash

wash vs fret

fret and wash both are nouns.

fret and wash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fret Yes No Yes No
wash Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wash is a hyponym of fret; that is, wash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fret:
  • fret: remove soil or rock
  • wash: form by erosion
fret (noun) wash (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 any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
agitation resulting from active worry a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
fret (verb) wash (verb)
wear away or erode cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
remove soil or rock to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
cause friction remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
be too tight; rub or press make moist
decorate with an interlaced design wash or flow against
carve a pattern into form by erosion
be agitated or irritated wash by removing particles
cause annoyance in cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
gnaw into; make resentful or angry separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
worry unnecessarily or excessively clean with some chemical process
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
provide (a musical instrument) with frets move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof
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