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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hell to pay | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| catch | / | Noun |
| bone to pick | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| snag | / | Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun |
| pickle | /x | Noun |
| rocky road | /x/ | Name, Name |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| tightrope | /x | Noun |
| uphill battle | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| game face | // | Phrase, Noun |
| load | / | Noun |
| fish out of water | ////x | Phrase, Noun |
| elephant in the room | /xxxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| stepping stone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| noli me tangere | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| hot water | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| tall order | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| time bomb | // | Phrase, Noun |
| breaking point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| far cry | // | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| how do you do | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| fly in the ointment | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| piece of cake | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| squeeze | / | Noun |
| stick | / | Noun |
| bottleneck | /xx | Noun |
| fish to fry | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| cess | x | Noun |
| bigger fish to fry | /x/// | Phrase, Noun |
| big deal | // | Name, Name |
| hair trigger | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| knock | / | Noun |
| race against time | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| deal | / | Noun |
| raw deal | // | Phrase, Noun |
| pivot | /x | Noun |
| fork | / | Noun |
| glove | / | Noun |
| last straw | // | Phrase, Noun |
| turn of events | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| toast | / | Noun |
| red flag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bloodbath | /x | Noun |
| issue | /x | Noun |
| toss | / | Noun |
| kiss of death | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| climb down | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| walk | / | Noun |
| open season | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| warning sign | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| millstone | /x | Noun |
| dose | / | Noun |
| gotcha | /x | Noun |
| burn | / | Noun |
| bite | / | Noun |
| kettle of fish | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| trigger | /x | Noun |
| basket case | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| gage | / | Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| drop in the bucket | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| change of heart | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| stroke of luck | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| dance | / | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| deal breaker | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| pass | / | Noun |
| smash | / | Noun |
| torture | /x | Noun |
| heavy lifting | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| leg up | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| broken arrow | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| dare | / | Verb |
| fighting chance | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| snowball | /x | Noun |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| accommodate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| accomplish | x/x | Verb |
| acquit | x/ | Verb |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| affix | /x | Verb, Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| alligator | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| altar | /x | Noun |
| american black bear | x/xx// | Name, Name |
| angel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| angled | /x | Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| antelope | /xx | Noun |
| arboreal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| are | / | Noun |
| arms | / | Noun |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| assert | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| assumption | x/x | Noun |
| babysit | /xx | Verb |
| badger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| baffle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| banner | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| beam | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bearing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| beast | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beaver | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beer | / | Noun, Verb |
| behave | x/ | Verb |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| bent | / | Noun, Adjective |
| betray | x/ | Verb |
| bible | /x | Name |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| bilateral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| birth | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| black bear | // | Name, Name |
| blames | / | Verb |
| boar | / | Noun |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| breeding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| brooch | / | Noun, Verb |
| brook | / | Noun, Verb |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| brown bear | // | Name, Name |
| bruin | /x | Name |
| buddha | /x | Name |
| buffalo | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bull | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| canceled | /x | Adjective |
| candlestick | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| carries | /x | Verb |
| cave | / | Noun, Verb |
| celtic cross | /x/ | Name, Name |
| chalice | /x | Noun |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| christ | / | Name |
| christian | /x | Name, Adjective |
| church | / | Noun, Verb |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circuiting | /xx | Noun |
| claw | / | Noun, Verb |
| climb | / | Verb, Noun |
| coffin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| combined | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| combo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| complementary | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| comport | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| confine | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| confirm | x/ | Verb, Adverb |
| confluence | /xx | Noun |
| consider | x/x | Verb |
| contain | x/ | Verb |
| contribute | x/x | Verb |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| corset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| coyote | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| cradle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crescent | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crisscross | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| croce | /x | Name |
| crocodile | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| crop | / | Noun, Verb |
| cross of calvary | ///xx | Name, Name |
| cross of lorraine | //x/ | Name, Name |
| crosscut | / | Noun, Verb |
| crossover | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| crossroads | /x | Noun |
| crosswise | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| crown of thorns | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| crucifix | /xx | Noun |
| cruise | / | Noun, Verb |
| crusader | x/x | Noun |
| cruz | / | Name |
| cub | / | Noun, Verb |
| curved | / | Adjective |
| cut across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cutaway | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dagger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| debit | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| decoration | xx/x | Noun |
| deer | / | Noun |
| defray | x/ | Verb |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| deport | x/ | Verb |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| diagonal | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dipper | /x | Noun |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| doom | / | Noun, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| efficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| elastic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| elephant | /xx | Noun |
| elk | / | Noun |
| encircle | x/x | Verb |
| enclose | x/ | Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| entail | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| environ | x/x | Name, Adverb, Verb |
| exceed | x/ | Verb |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| file | / | Noun, Verb |
| foal | / | Noun, Verb |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foil | / | Noun, Verb |
| foot | / | Noun, Verb |
| footnotes | /x | Noun |
| ford | / | Name, Verb |
| forest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
