6
perforate(verb, break, cut, open, draw)
6
tack(noun, secure, needle, sharpness, pin)
6
tap(verb, use, opening, utilize, mine)
6
thwart(verb, hindrance)
5
bayonet(noun, verb, enter, breach, bomb)
5
capitulum
5
check(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject)
5
dilute(verb, cut, reduce, ruin, thin)
5
disable(restrict, incapacitate, impotence, inactivate, inutility)
5
dowel(noun, bar, stick, screw, pin)
5
fastener(noun, screw, pin, fastener, pipe)
5
foil(verb, hindrance)
5
frustrate(verb, hindrance)
5
penetrate(verb, break, cut, fix, open)
5
poison(hurt, damage, harm, dirty, corrupt)
5
riddle(verb, open, draw, use, opening)
5
run through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, cut)
5
stalk(noun, shoot, tip, stem)
4
adulterate(verb, cut, hurt, reduce, ruin)
4
arm(noun, bomb, armament, knife, rifle)
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