Definitions for frays

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frays fray

Spelling: [frey]

IPA: /freɪ/

Frays is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 54 anagrams from letters in frays (afrsy).

Definitions for frays

noun

1. a fight, battle, or skirmish. Synonyms: altercation, combat, war, clash, encounter, set-to.
2. a competition or contest, especially in sports. Synonyms: tournament, match, meet, tourney.
3. a noisy quarrel or brawl. Synonyms: fight, dispute, tiff, spat, squabble; riot, fracas, tussle, rumpus.
4. Archaic. fright.
5. a raveled or worn part, as in cloth:

verb (used with object)

1. Archaic. to frighten.
2. to wear (cloth, rope, etc.) to loose, raveled threads or fibers at the edge or end; cause to ravel out: Synonyms: ravel, tatter, wear out, become threadbare.
3. to wear by rubbing (sometimes followed by through).
4. to cause strain on (something); upset; discompose: Synonyms: irritate, stress, chafe, grate on.
5. to rub.

verb (used without object)

1. Archaic. to fight or brawl.
2. to wear into loose, raveled threads or fibers, as cloth; ravel out:
3. to become strained or stressed:
4. to rub against something:

Origin of frays

1250-1300; Middle English frai; aphetic variant of affray

Examples for frays

It is not at all hard to anticipate additional forces—Turkmens and others—joining the fray in the future.

It is the newspaper man's instinct to be in the center of the fray.

"They are paying themselves for the mules and horses," said fray Henriques with a shrug.

Abramson, biting her tongue, was widely portrayed in rival outlets as classily above the fray.

As is often the case when the letter and the spirit of the law begin to fray, legal creativity gets called upon to mend them.

As soon as the government announced the sad story, for example, conspiracy theorists jumped into the fray.

Then she fell to thinking how bravely he had borne him in that fray.

Many more German divisions would enter the fray over the next few days.

Eleven Indians were killed in this fray, and five were taken captive.

Like all these ladies, she was delightedly preparing for the fray.