Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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speckle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fret | Yes | No | Yes | No |
speckle (noun) | fret (noun) |
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a small contrasting part of something | 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 |
speckle (verb) | fret (verb) |
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mark with small spots | wear away or erode |
produce a mottled effect | remove soil or rock |
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 |