6
boil(verb, upset, rise, annoy, provoke)
6
bridle(verb, upset, rise, excited, bully)
6
crawl(verb, bear, swell, big, grow)
6
needle(noun, sharpness, spike, spine)
6
stand up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, rise, stiffen)
5
boil over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, rise)
5
burst(verb, bear, swell, crowd, full)
5
overflow(verb, blow, bear, swell, big)
5
see red(verb, expression, idiom, upset, rise)
5
spiculum(sharpness, spike, spine)
5
stubble(noun, short, hair)
5
uprise
4
arise
4
be alive(verb, surge, teem)
4
fiber(noun, shock, short, grass, hair)
4
fibre(noun, coarse hair)
4
mane(noun, shock, grass, hair, fur)
4
ruffle(verb, upset, rise, annoy, provoke)
4
seta(noun, hair)
3
bait(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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