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Definition: FRETT |
FRETTNoun1. A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda. 2. The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th Fret, n., 4. |
Date "FRETT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
Crosswords: FRETT |
| Non-English Usage: "FRETT" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (ferret). |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "FRETT" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Frett | Last name | 130 | 57,221 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "FRETT": fretted, fretter, fretters, frettier, frettiest, fretting, fretty. (additional references) | |
Words containing "FRETT": befretted, befretting. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: fret, reft, tref, tret. | |
-2 letters: eft, fer, fet, ref, ret, tet. | |
-3 letters: ef, er, et, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: fatter, fetter, fitter, fretty, titfer, tufter. | |
+2 letters: fattier, fetters, fitters, flatter, flitter, flutter, fretted, fretter, fritted, fritter, tartufe, titfers, tufters, tuftier. | |
+3 letters: aflutter, aftertax, artefact, enfetter, farthest, fattener, feterita, fettered, fetterer, filtrate, flatters, flattery, flitters, flutters, fluttery, footrest, fortieth, fretters, frettier, fretting, frisette, fritters, frizette, frontlet, frottage, frotteur, fruitlet, furthest, prettify, refitted, reoutfit, retrofit, tartufes, tartuffe, trifecta, turfiest, unfetter. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 52 45 54 54 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .-. . - - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01010010 01000101 01010100 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F R E T T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0052 0045 0054 0054 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4052395454 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Names: Frequency 4. Derivations | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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