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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the runaround | //xx/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| beat a dead horse | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat a retreat | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat up | /x | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| bark up the wrong tree | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| bang on | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| beat | / | Noun |
| bend the truth | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tiptoe around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the clock | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the forest for the trees | /x/x/x/ | Name, Verb |
| act the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| screw around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the rap | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bounce around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat up on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cover all the bases | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat to the punch | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| talk the hind legs off a donkey | /x///x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| beat down | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| fool around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beg the question | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| potter around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lead someone a dance | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run amuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot the breeze | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| change the subject | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat the pants off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose his head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut to the quick | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fill in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| play about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lead someone up the garden path | //x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| putter around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep something under the rug | //x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot the bull | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| poke around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| brush aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| batter | /x | Noun |
| brush off | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| touch upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run around with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat someone at their own game | //x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| abbey | /x | Noun |
| aborigine | xx/xx | Noun |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| abrupt | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acacia | x/x | Noun |
| accented | /xx | Adjective |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| affecting | x/x | Adjective |
| africa | /xx | Name |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| against | x/ | Adverb |
| agriculture | /xxx | Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| all but | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| all in | /x | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| allspice | /x | Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| amaze | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| america | x/xx | Name |
| american | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| american cranberry bush | x/xx/xx/ | Name, Name |
| among | x/ | |
| andromeda | x/xx | Name |
| antelope | /xx | Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| artemisia | /x/xx | Name |
| asked | / | Adjective |
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| baffle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bamboo | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ban | / | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| baste | / | Noun, Verb |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bate | / | Noun, Verb |
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| beep | / | Noun, Verb |
| beer | / | Noun, Verb |
| beetle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| beguile | x/ | Verb |
| belvedere | xx/ | Noun |
| best | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| bewitched | x/ | Adjective |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| blackthorn | /x | Noun |
| blanked | / | Adjective |
| blend | / | Noun, Verb |
| blueberry | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bosch | / | Verb |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| boxwood | /x | Noun |
| bramble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breaths | / | Noun |
| broom | / | Noun, Verb |
| brush | / | Noun, Verb |
| brushwood | /x | Noun |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burning | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| burning bush | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| cactus | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cadence | /x | Noun, Verb |
| camellia | x/xx | Noun |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cane | / | Noun, Verb |
| cannabis | /xx | Noun |
| caper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| capsicum | /xx | Noun |
| carissa | x/x | Name |
| cassava | x/x | Noun |
| cedar | /x | Noun |
| chaparral | xx/ | Noun |
| cheat | / | Verb, Noun |
| checkmate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cheney | /x | Name |
| chinese angelica tree | x/x/xx/ | Name, Name |
| chord | / | Noun, Verb |
| chorus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chromatic | x/x | Adjective |
| circa | /x | Noun |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| clap | / | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| close to | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| clump | / | Noun, Verb |
| coca | /x | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| compass | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| compete | x/ | Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concerned | x/ | Adjective |
