7
erase(verb, arrange, organize, pick, dry)
7
sot(noun, drunkenness, drugs, drunkard)
6
bathe(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
6
bloodsucker(noun, person, dependence, extortionist)
6
boozer(noun, slang, drugs)
6
dry(verb, take, empty, rub, blot)
6
lave(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
6
lush(noun, slang, drunkenness, drugs)
6
rinse(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
6
rummy(noun, slang, drugs, drunkard)
6
scour(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
6
scrub(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
6
souse(noun, slang, drugs)
6
tippler(noun, drunkenness, drugs)
5
barnacle(noun, scrounger)
5
bath(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
5
beg(verb, go, touch, promote, use)
5
brush(noun, verb, arrange, organize, pick)
5
cleanse(verb, arrange, clean, organize, pick)
5
deadbeat(noun, idler, loafer, parasite, beggar)
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