S: (n) worn spot, fret (a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion)
S: (n) fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern (an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)) "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
S: (n) fret (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)
Verb
S: (v) fuss, niggle, fret (worry unnecessarily or excessively) "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
S: (v) fret (be agitated or irritated) "don't fret over these small details"
S: (v) fret (provide (a musical instrument) with frets) "fret a guitar"
S: (v) chafe, gall, fret (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)
S: (v) tighten (become tight or tighter) "The rope tightened"
S: (v) change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature) "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
S: (v) damage (inflict damage upon) "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
S: (v) change, alter, modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"