6
hand(noun, guide, catalog, directory, pointer)
6
hurt(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
6
prick(noun, verb, drive, sound, push)
6
punch(noun, verb, perforate, perforator)
6
rag(noun, verb, bother, disturb, annoy)
6
rib(noun, verb, bother, disturb, annoy)
6
spit(noun, sharpness, perforator)
6
sting(verb, drive, sound, push, annoy)
5
barb(noun, sharpness, spike, spine)
5
bore(noun, verb, upset, trouble, bother)
5
enrage(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
5
fret(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
gauge(noun, thing)
5
heckle(verb, press, bother, annoy, irritate)
5
index(noun, indication)
5
rankle(verb, upset, bother, disturb, annoy)
5
ruffle(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
5
aggrieve(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
agonize(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
5
ail(verb, upset, break, trouble, get)
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