abrasion absonant ajar andiron annoying antagonistic antipathetic arabesque at cross-purposes at loggerheads at odds at variance at war atomization atonal attrition basketry basketwork beating bolter brecciation cacophonous cancellation chafing chain clashing coal tongs colander comminution conflicting confused contradictory contrary cracked crane cranky creaking croaking crook cross cross-hatching crossing-out crumbling crushing damper detrition diaphonic differing disaccordant disagreeable disagreeing disconsonant discordant discrepant disharmonic disharmonious disintegration disproportionate dissident dissonant divergent dry filigree fire hook fire tongs firedog flat fragmentation fret fretting fretwork galling granulation granulization grate grid griddle gridiron grill grille griller grillwork grinding gritty hachure harsh hatching hoarse hostile immelodious immiscible inaccordant incompatible inharmonic inharmonious interlacement intertexture intertwinement irksome irritant irritating irritative jangling jangly jarring jostling lace lacery lacework lacing lattice latticework levigation lifter mashing mesh meshes meshwork musicless negative nerve-jangling nerve-racking nerve-rending nerve-shaking nerve-trying net netting network nonmelodious off off-key off-tone offensive out of accord out of pitch out of tone out of tune out of whack piercing plexure plexus poker pothook pounding powdering raddle rasping raspy raucous repugnant reticle reticulation reticule reticulum riddle rough salamander scraping scrapy scratching scratchy screeching screen screening sharp shredding shrill sieve sifter smashing sorter sour spit squawking squeaky stinging strident stridulous texture tissue tongs tracery trellis trelliswork tripod trituration trivet tuneless turnspit uncongenial unharmonious unmelodious unmusical untunable untuned untuneful variant vexatious warring wattle weave weaving web webbing webwork weft wicker wickerwork