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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| come in handy | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bear a hand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone in the lurch | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| borrow | /x | Verb |
| hand down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a break | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wait on someone hand and foot | ///x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| put down for | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come forward | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lift a finger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| tag along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put in a good word | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| hang on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go hand in hand | //x/ | Phrase |
| pass the hat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| be my guest | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw someone a bone | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a move | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hook up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lean on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make hay | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go the extra mile | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take it upon oneself | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get in on the act | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take sides | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pray | / | Verb |
| hang out to dry | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone a ring | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the lead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bend over backwards | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| stick with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make free with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| save the day | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the cudgels | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come running | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| make headway | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| rally round | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a whirl | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sponge | / | Noun |
| take delight in | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make light work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up and be counted | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a load off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the hand that feeds one | /x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| bootstrap | /x | Noun |
| cut someone some slack | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| return the favor | x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make something of oneself | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull strings | // | Phrase, Verb |
| touch | / | Noun |
| throw a kiss | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do the honors | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bail out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| reach for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| knuckle under | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pick up the slack | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get in on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone out in the cold | //x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone have it | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| rise to the occasion | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take it easy | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| accord | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| aesthete | /x | Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| against | x/ | Verb |
| ahold | x/ | Name, Adverb |
| aid | / | Noun, Verb |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| applause | x/ | Noun |
| arm | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ascribe | x/ | Verb |
| aside | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assistance | x/x | Noun |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| award | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bearer | /x | Noun |
| beatrice | /xx | Name |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| behalf | x/ | Noun |
| believe | x/ | Verb |
| bestow | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| beveled | /x | Adjective |
| bidder | /x | Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bonus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bras | / | Noun |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| bull | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| calligraphy | x/xx | Noun |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| cell | / | Noun, Verb |
| cellular | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cents | / | Noun |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| chest | / | Noun, Verb |
| choosing | /x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| claw | / | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| commit | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| component | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| concessional | x/xx | Adjective |
| confer | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| confide | x/ | Verb |
| conjunction | x/x | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| contrast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contribute | x/x | Verb |
| contribution | xx/x | Noun |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| convey | x/ | Verb |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| courier | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| covenants | /xx | Noun |
| cropping | /x | Noun |
| cupboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cursive | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dare | / | Verb, Noun |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| detachment | x/x | Noun |
| devote | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| dexter | /x | Name, Adjective |
| direction | x/x | Noun |
| disperse | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| disposal | x/x | Noun |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| drover | /x | Noun |
| dynasties | /xx | Noun |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| elbow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endow | x/ | Verb |
| entrust | x/ | Verb |
| except | x/ | Verb |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fee | / | Noun, Verb |
| feel | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| feet | / | Noun |
| fiddle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| finger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| firstly | /x | Adverb |
| fist | / | Noun, Verb |
| fletcher | /x | Name |
| force | / | Noun, Verb |
| fraction | /x | Noun, Verb |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| furnish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| gamble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gesture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| get in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| give up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| glove | / | Noun, Verb |
| grant | / | Noun, Verb |
| grasp | / | Verb, Noun |
| greets | / | Noun |
| grenade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| grip | / | Noun, Verb |
| groom | / | Noun, Verb |
| half | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| hand over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| handball | /x | Noun, Verb |
| handbook | /x | Noun |
| handed | /x | Adjective |
| handful | /x | Noun |
| handheld | // | Adjective, Noun |
| handlebars | /xx | Noun |
| handwriting | /xx | Noun |
| handy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hang | / | Verb, Noun |
| hatchet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| help | / | Verb, Noun |
| helping hand | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| henchman | /x | Noun |
| herder | /x | Noun |
| herdsman | /x | Noun |
| hired hand | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hired man | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hook | / | Noun, Verb |
| impart | x/ | Verb |
| inch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| inclined | x/ | Adjective |
| inject | x/ | Verb |
| inner | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| instill | x/ | Verb |
| interlibrary | /x/xx | Adjective |
| introspective | xx/x | Adjective |
| involved | x/ | Adjective |
| issue | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jane | / | Name |
| labor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| labour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| lease | / | Noun, Verb |
| leasehold | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
