Chess piques the interest of children and adults all over the world.
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Piques
//piːks//
Synonyms for "piques" (253 found)
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Verb(26 words)
exasperateexcitefretfrustrategetget on someone's nervesget on someone's titsget on someone's wickget someone's back upget someone's dander upget someone's goatget someone's irish upget someone's nannyget someone's nanny-goatget under one's goatget under someone's goatget under someone's skinget upgive someone the shitsgrate
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inviteinvolveinvolve inirkirkingirritateirritationjazz upmaddenmiffmolestmotivatemovenagneedlenettlenudzhnylonoffensepeeve
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persecutepesterpetpickpick onpick upplaguepluck the beardplumepotherpreenprickprideprimeprodprovocationprovokepunchput output up toquickenraiseraise uprallyranklerenewresentmentresuscitatereviveriderileroilrouserufflescowlset astirset onset upsharpensic onsnuffspitestewstimulatestirstir the bloodstir the embersstir uptantalizeteasetickletifftitillatetormenttry the patienceturn ontweak the noseumbragevexvexationwake upwakenwhetwhip upwork upworry
Verb(36 words)
Noun(4 words)
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Learning modern languages piques my interest so much.
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