4
prick(noun, top, sharp, head, spur)
4
spicule
4
spiculum(sharpness, spike, spine)
4
sting(noun, pain, bane)
4
torment
3
affliction(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
3
bother(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
3
dagger(noun, top, point, pain, head)
3
irritation(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
3
pest(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
3
plague(noun, trouble, bother, blow, distress)
3
prong(noun, top, point, head, spur)
3
scourge
3
spear(noun, perforator)
3
spikelet
3
thistle(noun, point, spike, hook, prick)
3
tine(noun, top, point, head, spur)
3
tip(noun, perforator)
3
torture
3
trial(noun, trouble, person, pain, misery)
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