15
hair(noun, shock, being, hair, mop)
14
quill(noun, short, grass, hair, fur)
12
rage(verb, upset, rise, feelings, excited)
12
thorn(noun, point, short, spike, hook)
10
barb(noun, point, short, sharpness, spike)
10
fume(verb, upset, get, rise, blow)
9
prickle(noun, verb, rise, point, short)
9
point(noun, short, sharpness, spike, hook)
9
seethe(verb, upset, rise, blow, annoy)
9
teem(noun, verb, bear, swell, big)
9
whisker(noun, short, hair, stubble, coarse hair)
8
spine(noun, point, short, sharpness, spike)
8
swarm(verb, bear, swell, big, grow)
7
burn(verb, blow, annoy, provoke, excite)
7
abound(verb, bear, swell, big, grow)
7
flare up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, rise)
7
rise(verb, upset, excited, stiffen, prickle)
7
spike(noun, point, sharpness, hook, hair)
6
anger(verb, annoy, irritate, rage, feelings)
6
blow up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, rise)
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