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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hand in glove | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| on a first-name basis | /xx//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| in one's tracks | x// | Phrase |
| give or take | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| to say the least | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| toe to toe | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| big league | // | Name, Name, Adjective, Adverb |
| for crying out loud | //x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| piggyback | /xx | Noun |
| for heaven's sake | //x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| mind you | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| abandonment | x/xx | Noun |
| abode | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| acceptance | x/x | Noun |
| accession | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| acclaim | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| accommodating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| accommodation | xxx/x | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| activities | x/xx | Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| adjoining | x/x | Adjective |
| adjournment | x/x | Noun |
| admission | x/x | Noun |
| affiliation | xxx/x | Noun |
| airless | /x | Adjective |
| akin | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| ambient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ambulatory | /xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| apartment | x/x | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arrest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| assumption | x/x | Noun |
| asylum | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| at hand | // | Phrase |
| attachment | x/x | Noun |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attentive | x/x | Adjective |
| autonomous | x/xx | Adjective |
| autonomy | x/xx | Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backyard | /x | Noun |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| banishment | /xx | Noun |
| barn | / | Noun, Verb |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bath | / | Noun, Verb |
| bathroom | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bedchamber | /xx | Noun |
| bedroom | /x | Noun |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| birth | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| birthplace | /x | Noun |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| boon | / | Noun, Adjective |
| boot | / | Noun, Verb |
| bosom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| brink | / | Noun |
| brotherly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| building | /x | Noun |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| campsite | /x | Noun |
| canada | /xx | Name |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| casa | /x | Noun |
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| categorize | /xxx | Verb |
| cauldron | /x | Noun |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| centre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chamber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chez | / | Noun |
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| childcare | /x | Noun |
| christmas | /x | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| chummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name |
| civilian | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| classify | /xx | Verb |
| climax | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clinic | /x | Noun |
| close at hand | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| closeout | /x | Noun |
| closure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clubhouse | /x | Noun |
| cocoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| coda | /x | Noun |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| come together | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| comfort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| commencement | x/x | Noun |
| community | x/xx | Noun |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| conclude | x/ | Verb |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| condo | /x | Noun |
| condominium | xx/xx | Noun |
| confidential | xx/x | Adjective |
| confined | x/ | Adjective |
| constrictive | x/x | Adjective |
| consummation | xx/x | Noun |
| contiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| convergence | x/x | Noun |
| coop | / | Noun, Verb |
| cordial | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cottage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| countries | /x | Noun |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cozy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cradle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cramped | / | Adjective |
| crib | / | Noun, Verb |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| culmination | xx/x | Noun |
| curriculum | x/xx | Noun |
| daycare | /x | Noun |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| den | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| desk | / | Noun, Verb |
| destination | xx/x | Noun |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| dining room | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| discontinue | xx/x | Verb |
| dismantle | x/x | Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| displaced | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| dissolve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| distance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| district | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| dom | / | Noun, Verb |
| dome | / | Noun, Verb |
| domestic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| domicile | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| domiciliary | xx/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| doorstep | /x | Noun, Verb |
