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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| play around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fool around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| screw around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| muck around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| goof off | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| putter around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| toy with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| muck about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fool | / | Noun |
| act the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kid around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| horse around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fool with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play games | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play | / | Noun |
| play fast and loose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| mess | / | Noun |
| play with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| joke | / | Noun |
| make fun of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| mess about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| caper | /x | Noun |
| noodle | /x | Noun |
| put on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lark | / | Noun |
| make game of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| run around with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| arse | / | Noun |
| make light of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| loosen up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sleep around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| poke around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| punk | / | Noun |
| cut a caper | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| live it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pansy | /x | Noun |
| fiddle | /x | Noun |
| roll around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pass the time | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play possum | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| potter around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a nuisance of oneself | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| tutu | /x | Noun |
| bounce around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| poke | / | Noun |
| jest | / | Noun |
| play hooky | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lie around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have a ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| haha | xx | Noun |
| humbug | /x | Noun |
| mimic | /x | Noun |
| play with a full deck | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| party | /x | Noun |
| sit around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play for time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fudge | / | Noun |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| gamble | /x | Noun |
| live a little | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| play with oneself | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hustle | /x | Noun |
| play on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| ail | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| anywhere | /xx | Adverb, Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| axis | /x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| beau | / | Noun, Verb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blunder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boob | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| circa | /x | Noun |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| close to | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crow | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cuckoo | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| dick | / | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dress | / | Noun, Verb |
| drunk | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dust | / | Noun, Verb |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| economical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| environ | x/x | Name, Adverb, Verb |
| err | / | Verb |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| estimated | /xxx | Verb |
| everywhere | /xx | Adverb |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| exclaims | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| fade | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fake | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fib | / | Noun, Verb |
| for | / | Noun |
| foremost | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| from | / | Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| getting | /x | Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| goose | / | Noun, Verb |
| grading | /x | Noun |
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| idiot | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| infield | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| into | x/ | Noun |
| jack | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| jackass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| just about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| kick | / | Verb, Noun |
| kill | / | Verb, Noun |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| mike | / | Name, Verb |
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| moon | / | Noun, Verb |
| more or less | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nearby | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| neck | / | Noun, Verb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| on | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| optimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| or so | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| per | / | Adjective, Noun |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| pick | / | Verb, Noun |
| pop | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| probably | /xx | Adverb |
| pull | / | Verb, Noun |
| push | / | Verb, Noun |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| regarding | x/x | Noun |
| ride | / | Noun, Verb |
| rip | / | Verb, Name |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| roll | / | Noun, Verb |
| roughly | /x | Adverb |
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| sin | / | Noun, Verb |
| slip | / | Noun, Verb |
| solving | /x | Noun |
| some | / | Adverb |
| sometime | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| square | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| stiff | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| surrounding | x/x | Noun |
| table | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tantrum | /x | Noun, Verb |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| throughout | x/ | Adverb |
| tie | / | Noun, Verb |
| touch | / | Noun, Verb |
| tour | / | Noun, Verb |
| toward | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| tower | /x | Noun, Verb |
| town | / | Noun |
| trick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| turn | / | Verb, Noun |
| unbeatable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| up | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| upon | x/ | |
| vers | / | Noun, Adjective |
| via | /x | Noun |
| virtually | /xxx | Adverb |
| visit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| walk | / | Verb, Noun |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| with | / | Adverb, Noun |
| within | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| world | / | Noun, Verb |
| worms | / | Noun |
| wraparound | /x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| zany | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
