5 Letter Words ending in UE

• a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride

Synonyms: irritation, annoyance, resentment, anger, displeasure, indignation, temper, bad temper, wounded/hurt pride, wounded/hurt feelings, petulance, ill humour, peevishness, offence, umbrage, vexation, exasperation, disgruntlement, discontent, discontentment

• arouse (interest or curiosity)

Synonyms: stimulate, arouse, rouse, provoke, whet, awaken, excite, kindle, stir, spur, intrigue, galvanize

• feel irritated or resentful

Synonyms: irritate, annoy, bother, vex, provoke, displease, upset, offend, affront, anger, exasperate, infuriate, gall, irk, get someone's back up, disgruntle, nettle, needle, ruffle, get on someone's nerves, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, rub up the wrong way

• pride oneself

• (in piquet) the scoring of 30 points on declarations and play before one's opponent scores anything

• score a pique against (one's opponent)

• stiff fabric, typically cotton, woven in a strongly ribbed or raised pattern