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fray — I n fight, brawl, wrangle, tussle, scuffle, melee, Inf. set to, Sl. milling; quarrel, row, argument, dispute, squabble, altercation; fracas, rumpus, Inf. ruckus, disturbance, breach of the peace; conflict, clash, struggle, strife, battle, action; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
chafe — v 1. warm up, heat up, rub together, kindle, inflame. 2. wear, wear down or away, wear out, fray, ravel, unravel, shred, wear to shreds or pieces, tatter, Inf. frazzle, erode, waste away; abrade, rub, fret, rasp, grate, scratch, scrape,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ravel — v 1. disentangle, untwist, undo, unroll, take apart; comb, card, separate, divide; loose, unloose, disconnect, disjoin, disengage, untie. 2. tangle, entangle, involve, complicate, make complicated; knot up, intertwine, intertwist, twist;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Fray — Fray, v. t. [OF. freier, fraier, froier, to rub. L. fricare; cf. friare to crumble, E. friable; perh. akin to Gr. chri ein to anoint, chri^sma an anointing, Skr. gh[.r]sh to rub, scratch. Cf. {Friction}.] To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fraz|zle — «FRAZ uhl», verb, zled, zling, noun. –v.t., v.i. 1. to wear to shreds; fray; ravel; wear out: »The edges of the rug were completely frazzled. Figurative. Tempers are easily frazzled during a crisis of work and worry. 2. to tire out; weary. –n.… … Useful english dictionary
Heather Mills — Infobox Person name = Heather Anne Mills image size = caption = birth name = birth date = birth date and age|1968|1|12|df=yes birth place = Aldershot, Hampshire, England residence = Robertsbridge, and Hove nationality = English education =… … Wikipedia
ragged — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tattered, frayed, shabby, seedy, worn; in shreds; in patches; patched, torn, rough; tatterdemalion, ragamuffin; dog eared. See deterioration, divestment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tattered, in… … English dictionary for students
tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tatter — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, barrel, beeline, bit, bits, bullet, butt, chip, chunk, clip, clipping, collop, crumb, cut, cutting, destroyed, dollop, end, erode, fly, fragment, fray, frazzle, fret, gob, gobbet, haste, hasten,… … Moby Thesaurus
Paper shredder — with built in wastebasket A paper shredder is a mechanical device used to cut paper into chad, typically either strips or fine particles. Government organizations, businesses, and private individuals use shredders to destroy private, confidential … Wikipedia
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