11
sword(noun, weapon, arms, saber, fencing sword)
10
stump(verb, phrasal verb, stop, disturb, oppose)
9
beat(verb, stop, upset, disturb, ruin)
9
bilk(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, halt)
9
checkmate(verb, stop, hold, control, beat)
9
counter(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, restrain)
9
film(noun, slip, piece, tissue, layer)
9
nullify(verb, stop, halt, prevent, hinder)
9
spoil(verb, stop, ruin, destroy, prevent)
8
antithesis(noun, opposition, reverse, difference, distinction)
8
circumvent(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
8
confound(verb, beat, disturb, defeat, block)
8
counteract(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
8
oppose(verb, separate, ruin, disregard, correct)
8
outwit(verb, stop, beat, ruin, defeat)
8
scotch(verb, stop, ruin, oppose, curb)
7
bar(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
7
elude(verb, stop, disregard, halt, ignore)
7
flake(noun, scale, layer, peel)
7
leaf(noun, slip, piece, fold, scale)
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