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abound
x/
Verb, Verb
abstain
x/
Verb
abundance
x/x
Noun
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accommodate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
accordance
x/x
Noun
account
x/
Noun, Verb
accountable
x/xx
Adjective
ace
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
achieve
x/
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
acre
/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
administer
x/xx
Verb
admit
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
affluent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
aid
/
Noun, Verb
alive
x/
Adjective
allot
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
allow
x/
Verb
alternative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
an
/
Noun
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
are
/
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
assignment
x/x
Noun
assistance
x/x
Noun
assortment
x/x
Noun
assume
x/
Verb
available
x/xx
Adjective
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bad luck
//
Phrase, Noun
bag
/
Noun, Verb
band
/
Noun, Verb
barrack
/x
Noun, Verb
batch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
batches
/x
Noun
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beaucoup
x/
Noun, Adverb
beautiful
/xx
Adjective, Noun
become
x/
Verb
behalf
x/
Noun
bella
/x
Name
ben
/
Name, Adverb, Adjective
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
bin
/
Noun, Verb
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
boast
/
Verb, Noun
booze
/
Noun, Verb
borrow
/x
Verb, Noun
braid
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
brake
/
Noun, Verb
bread
/
Noun, Verb
break up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
bridle
/x
Noun, Verb
brim
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bring
/
Verb
bristle
/x
Noun, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bulk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bun
/
Noun, Verb
bunch
/
Noun, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
burst
/
Verb, Noun
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
cabin
/x
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
came
/
Noun
camp
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
car
/
Noun
car park
//
Phrase, Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cater
/x
Verb, Noun, Adverb
cause
/
Noun, Verb
celebrate
/xx
Verb
cemetery
/xxx
Noun
chap
/
Noun, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
circle
/x
Noun, Verb
circulate
/xx
Verb
circumstances
/xxx
Verb
clique
/
Noun, Verb
cohort
/x
Noun, Verb
collapse
x/
Noun, Verb
combine
/x
Verb, Noun
come back
//
Phrase, Verb
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
comply
x/
Verb
comprise
x/
Verb
concession
x/x
Noun, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confederacy
x/xxx
Noun
conform
x/
Verb
considerable
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
consignment
x/x
Noun
conspiracy
x/xx
Noun, Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
consume
x/
Verb
contain
x/
Verb
contest
/x
Noun, Verb
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
cope
/
Verb, Noun
corral
x/
Noun, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
correction
x/x
Noun
correspond
xx/
Verb
coterie
/xx
Noun
count
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
counter
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crack up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
crate
/
Noun, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
criterion
x/xx
Noun
crop
/
Noun, Verb
crowd
/
Noun, Verb
cups
/
Noun
curse
/
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
deal out
//
Phrase, Verb
dear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
defence
x/
Noun, Verb
defendant
x/x
Noun, Adjective
defense
x/
Noun, Verb
definition
xx/x
Noun
delegations
xx/x
Noun
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
denouement
xx/
Noun
descend
x/
Verb, Noun
deserve
x/
Verb
desist
x/
Verb
destination
xx/x
Noun
destiny
/xx
Noun
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
detain
x/
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
dichotomous
x/xx
Adjective
discount
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dish out
//
Phrase, Verb
dispense
x/
Verb, Noun
display
x/
Noun, Verb
dispose
x/
Verb, Noun
distribute
x/x
Verb
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
dock
/
Noun, Verb
dole out
//
Phrase, Verb
dormitory
/xxx
Noun
doth
/
Verb, Noun
doubt
/
Noun, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drink
/
Noun, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
earn
/
Verb, Noun
easiest
/xx
Adjective
eat
/
Verb, Noun
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
empty
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
encounter
x/x
Noun, Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
ended
/x
Adjective
engage
x/
Verb
enjoy
x/
Verb
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
enquiry
x/x
Noun
ensure
x/
Verb
entail
x/
Verb, Noun
enumeration
xxx/x
Noun
epoch
/x
Noun, Verb
equipment
x/x
Noun
equity
/xx
Noun
erin
/x
Name
establish
x/x
Verb
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
ever
/x
Adverb, Adjective
everything
/xx
Adjective
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exert
x/
Verb
exhibit
x/x
Noun, Verb
exist
x/
Verb
expensive
x/x
Adjective
experience
x/xx
Noun, Verb
explain
x/
Verb
explanation
xx/x
Noun
explication
xx/x
Noun
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
extensive
x/x
Adjective
extremely
x/x
Adverb
face
/
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
failure
/x
Noun
faith
/
Noun, Adverb
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
farm
/
Noun, Verb
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fate
/
Noun, Verb
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
feed
/
Noun, Verb
feedback
/x
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fence
/
Noun, Verb
few
/
Noun
field
/
Noun, Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
flight
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flock
/
Noun, Verb
foal
/
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
form
/
Noun, Verb
fort
/
Noun, Verb
fortune
/x
Noun, Verb
four hundred
//x
Phrase, Noun
frequently
/xx
Adverb
fulfil
x/
Verb
fulfill
x/
Verb
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
gain
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
galaxy
/xx
Noun, Verb
garage
x/
Noun, Verb
generate
/xx
Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
get down
//
Phrase, Verb
gibberish
/xx
Noun, Adjective
give
/
Verb, Noun
give birth
//
Phrase, Verb
give off
//
Phrase, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
good deal
//
Phrase, Noun
good luck
//
Phrase, Noun
gotta
/x
Verb, Noun
grab
/
Verb, Noun
graduate
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gran
/
Noun
grand
/
Noun, Adjective
gravy
/x
Noun, Verb
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
great deal
//
Name, Name
greatly
/x
Adverb
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
group
/
Noun, Verb
guys
/
Noun
haber
/x
Name
habit
/x
Noun, Verb
had
/
Verb
han
/
Name
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
handy
/x
Adjective, Noun
har
/
Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
harm
/
Noun, Verb
hast
/
Noun
hath
/
Noun
have got
//
Phrase, Verb
heap
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
hear
/
Verb
heavily
/xx
Adverb
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
heed
/
Verb, Noun
held
/
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
highly
/x
Adverb
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hold on
//
Phrase, Verb
honor
/x
Noun, Verb
honour
/x
Noun, Verb
hope
/
Noun, Verb
host
/
Noun, Verb
house
/
Noun, Verb
huge
/
Adjective
hunk
/
Noun
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
ident
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
imbibe
x/
Verb
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
import
x/
Noun, Verb
important
x/x
Adjective
impose
x/
Verb, Noun
include
x/
Verb, Noun
induce
x/
Verb
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
ingest
x/
Verb, Noun
inner circle
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
inquiry
x/x
Noun
inspire
x/
Verb
installment
x/x
Noun
instalment
x/x
Noun
instigate
/xx
Verb
instruction
x/x
Noun
introduce
xx/
Verb
involve
x/
Verb
jackpot
/x
Noun, Verb
jet set
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective, Verb
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
keep going
//x
Phrase, Verb
kitten
/x
Noun, Verb
know
/
Verb, Noun
lack
/
Noun, Verb
lamb
/
Noun, Verb
land
/
Noun, Verb
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
least
/
Adverb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
lie
/
Verb, Noun
litter
/x
Noun, Verb
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
load
/
Noun, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lost
/
Adjective
lots
/
Noun, Adverb
lottery
/xx
Noun
luck
/
Noun, Verb
lumber
/x
Noun, Verb
luncheon
/x
Noun, Verb
lurch
/
Noun, Verb
main
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
maintain
x/
Verb
majority
x/xx
Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
mal
/
Noun
mala
/x
Noun
mali
/x
Name
man
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mania
/xx
Noun
many
/x
Adjective, Noun
mare
/
Noun
mass
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
match
/
Noun, Verb
matt
/
Name, Adjective
max
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
maybe
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
measure up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
meg
/
Name, Verb
mess
/
Noun, Verb
mete out
//
Phrase, Verb
millionaire
xx/
Noun
mine
/
Noun, Verb
mint
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
misfortune
x/x
Noun
miss
/
Name, Verb
mob
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
mole
/
Noun
monies
/x
Noun
monopolize
x/xx
Verb
moon
/
Noun, Verb
mortgagee
/xx
Noun
mucho
/x
Adjective, Adverb
multiple
/xx
Adjective, Noun
multiplicity
xx/xx
Noun
multitude
/xx
Noun
must
/
Verb, Noun
myriad
/xx
Adjective, Noun
name
/
Noun, Verb
need
/
Verb, Noun
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
nta
x
Name
number
/x
Noun, Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
occupy
/xx
Verb, Noun
occur
x/
Verb
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
ole
/
Adjective, Name
omitted
x/x
Verb
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
operate
/xx
Verb
operationalization
xx/xxx/x
Noun
option
/x
Noun, Verb
organize
/xx
Verb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
owe
/
Verb
own
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
pack
/
Noun, Verb
package
/x
Noun, Verb
packet
/x
Noun, Verb
paddock
/x
Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
panacea
xx/x
Noun
parcel
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
park
/
Noun, Verb
parking lot
/x/
Phrase, Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
participants
x/xx
Noun
party
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pass up
//
Phrase, Verb
peck
/
Noun, Verb
perform
x/
Verb
persons
/x
Noun
persuade
x/
Verb
phone
/
Noun, Verb
picked
/
Adjective
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pile
/
Noun, Verb
place
/
Noun, Verb
plaintiff
/x
Noun
play
/
Verb, Noun
plea
/
Noun, Verb
pleading
/x
Noun, Adjective
plenty
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
plethora
/xx
Noun
plight
/
Noun, Verb
plot
/
Noun, Verb
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
pose
/
Verb, Noun
possess
x/
Verb
possession
x/x
Noun, Verb
pot
/
Noun, Verb
power
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
predetermined
xx/x
Adjective
predicament
x/xx
Noun
prescription
x/x
Noun, Adjective
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prints
/
Noun
prize
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
proceed
x/
Verb
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
profitable
/xxx
Adjective
profusion
x/x
Noun
prompt
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
property
/xx
Noun, Verb
prototype
/xx
Noun, Verb
provide
x/
Verb
providence
/xx
Noun
pulled
/
Adjective
purchase
/x
Noun, Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
qualify
/xx
Verb, Noun
quantity
/xx
Noun
query
/x
Noun, Verb
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quite
/
Adverb, Noun
quota
/x
Noun
rabbit
/x
Noun, Verb
radius
/xx
Noun, Verb
raffle
/x
Noun, Verb
raft
/
Noun, Verb
range
/
Noun, Verb
rating
/x
Noun
reach
/
Verb, Noun
react
x/
Verb, Noun
reaction
x/x
Noun
read
/
Verb, Noun
real
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
rebuttal
x/x
Noun
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
reflect
x/
Verb
refrain
x/
Verb, Noun
refusal
x/x
Noun
refuse
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
refutation
xx/x
Noun
reject
x/
Verb, Noun
rejoin
x/
Verb
rely
x/
Verb
remain
x/
Verb, Noun
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
remedy
/xx
Noun, Verb
rent
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
repay
x/
Verb
replete
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
replica
/xx
Noun
replied
x/
Verb
reported
x/x
Adjective
represent
xx/
Verb
request
x/
Noun, Verb
require
x/x
Verb
resolution
xx/x
Noun
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
respondent
x/x
Noun, Adjective
responder
x/x
Noun
response
x/
Noun
responsive
x/x
Adjective
rest
/
Noun, Verb
restitution
xx/x
Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
retail
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
retain
x/
Verb, Noun
retaliate
x/xx
Verb
retort
/x
Noun, Verb
return
x/
Noun, Verb
review
x/
Noun, Verb
rich
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
riposte
x/
Noun, Verb
robin
/x
Name
sack
/
Noun, Verb
sales
/
Noun
sample
/x
Noun, Verb
sate
/
Verb, Noun
satisfy
/xx
Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
scoring
/x
Noun, Adjective
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
see
/
Verb, Noun
seek
/
Verb, Noun
serial
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
series
/x
Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
settlement
/xx
Noun
sexual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
shall
/
Verb
share
/
Noun, Verb
shawn
/
Name
shell out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
shipment
/x
Noun
shortly
/x
Adverb
show
/
Verb, Noun
sight
/
Noun, Verb
significant
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
significantly
x/xxx
Adverb
sind
/
Noun
site
/
Noun, Verb
situation
xx/x
Noun
slew
/
Noun, Verb
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
solve
/
Verb, Noun
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
sop up
//
Phrase, Verb
sore
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sort
/
Noun, Verb
space
/
Noun, Verb
spate
/
Noun, Verb
speak
/
Verb, Noun
speakers
/x
Noun
spell
/
Noun, Verb
spend
/
Verb, Noun
splinter
/x
Noun, Verb
sport
/
Noun, Verb
stack
/
Noun, Verb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
star
/
Noun, Verb
stash
/
Noun, Verb
statement
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
stimulate
/xx
Verb
stipulate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
stock
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stockpile
/x
Noun, Verb
structured
/x
Adjective
studio
/xx
Noun
stuff
/
Noun, Verb
subassembly
xx/x
Noun
submission
x/x
Noun
submit
x/
Verb
subsidised
/xx
Adjective
subsidized
/xx
Adjective
substantially
x/xx
Adverb
suck in
/x
Phrase, Verb
suffer
/x
Verb
suffice
x/
Verb
suit
/
Noun, Verb
sum
/
Noun, Verb
sustain
x/
Verb, Noun
swallow
/x
Verb, Noun
tackle
/x
Verb, Noun
tai
/
Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
take in
/x
Phrase, Verb
take on
//
Phrase, Verb
take over
//x
Phrase, Verb
take up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
talk
/
Verb, Noun
tall
/
Adjective, Noun
target
/x
Noun, Verb
taste
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tavern
/x
Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
tend
/
Verb
terrain
x/
Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
think
/
Verb, Noun
throw
/
Verb, Noun
tick
/
Noun, Verb
till
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
ton
/
Noun
tonne
/
Noun
tract
/
Noun, Verb
trap
/
Noun, Verb
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
truckload
/x
Noun
try
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
try out
//
Phrase, Verb
turn down
//
Phrase, Verb
turnaround
/xx
Noun
turned
/
Adjective
tutorial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
twin
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
unanswered
x/x
Adjective
undergo
xx/
Verb
understand
xx/
Verb
uneconomical
xxx/xx
Adjective
unit
/x
Noun, Adjective
unite
/x
Verb, Noun
unstructured
x/x
Adjective
use
/
Noun, Verb
vacant lot
/x/
Phrase, Noun
variety
x/xx
Noun
very
/x
Adverb, Adjective
volume
/x
Noun, Verb
vouch
/
Verb, Noun
wad
/
Noun, Verb
wanna
/x
Verb
want
/
Verb, Noun
wave
/
Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
wealth
/
Noun
wear
/
Verb, Noun
welcome
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
well
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
wharf
/
Noun, Verb
whereabouts
/xx
Noun, Adverb
wholesale
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
wide
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
wield
/
Verb, Noun
wish
/
Verb, Noun
yard
/
Noun, Verb
yean
/
Verb
yonder
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb