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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| pull in one's horns | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| come to blows | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| horn in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| draw in one's horns | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| meet | / | Verb |
| cross swords | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the bull by the horns | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| bonk | / | Noun |
| hit a snag | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| gang up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get it on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hang together | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| have a cow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slug it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hammer | /x | Noun |
| raise hell | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| clock | / | Noun |
| meet with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| butt heads | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| put to the sword | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bawl out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| kick off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut up rough | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bash | / | Noun |
| get someone's goat | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch fire | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| mix it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| look for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| put the kibosh on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the trigger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| stick one's nose into | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| open fire | /x/x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| pull up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot the bull | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| affront | x/ | Noun |
| ring a bell | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in flames | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's horses | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| have it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| chime in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| tie oneself in knots | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grit one's teeth | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fight like cat and dog | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fight shy of | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| batten down the hatches | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| lash out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rattle someone's cage | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come unstuck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| see red | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow a gasket | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| blow up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| boil over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hassle | /x | Noun |
| take up the cudgels | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make hay | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make a nuisance of oneself | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the roof | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn a hair | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make waves | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fly in the face of | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| paint oneself into a corner | /x/x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bring on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come round | // | Phrase, Verb |
| close in on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shed blood | // | Phrase, Verb |
| flip out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cross the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up the wrong way | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lay into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow a fuse | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cry wolf | // | Phrase, Verb |
| alarms | x/ | Noun |
| antlers | /x | Noun |
| arrowheads | /xx | Noun |
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beaks | / | Noun |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| bicycle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| blades | / | Noun |
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| blocker | /x | Noun |
| blocks | / | Noun |
| bolts | / | Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| braid | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| buckle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulkhead | /x | Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cage | / | Noun, Verb |
| canal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| canines | /x | Noun |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| ceiling | /x | Noun |
| chain | / | Noun, Verb |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chest | / | Noun, Verb |
| clamp | / | Noun, Verb |
| closeout | /x | Noun |
| closes | /x | Verb |
| closure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coffin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| comb | / | Noun, Verb |
| combination lock | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| compartment | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| cones | / | Noun |
| confine | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| corners | /x | Noun |
| cotter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crimp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| curl | / | Noun, Verb |
| deadlock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decommissioning | xx/xx | Noun |
| disengage | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| drawer | / | Noun |
| earring | /x | Noun |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| farm | / | Noun, Verb |
| farmhouse | /x | Noun |
| faucet | /x | Noun |
| firearm | /xx | Noun |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| flip | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| flush | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| foreclosure | x/x | Noun |
| foremost | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| freeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| fuse | / | Noun, Verb |
| gate | / | Noun, Verb |
| grate | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gridlock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| handful | /x | Noun |
| handles | /x | Verb, Noun |
| hangs | / | Verb |
| hinge | / | Noun, Verb |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| holdup | /x | Noun |
| hook | / | Noun, Verb |
| horn | / | Noun, Verb |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| impound | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| insurance | x/x | Noun |
| interconnect | xxx/ | Noun, Verb |
| interdict | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| interlace | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| interlock | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| iron | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keyhole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| labelled | /x | Adjective |
| latches | /x | Noun, Verb |
| loaded | /x | Adjective |
| lockdown | /x | Noun |
| locke | / | Name |
| locket | /x | Noun |
| lockout | /x | Noun |
| locks | / | Noun |
| loop | / | Noun, Verb |
| luc | / | Verb |
| mesh | / | Noun, Verb |
| music | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| obstruct | x/ | Verb |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| open | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| operate | /xx | Verb |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| padlock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pillars | /x | Noun |
| pin | / | Noun, Verb |
/x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| push | / | Verb, Noun |
| put away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| quills | / | Verb |
| quit | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| refrigerator | x/xxx | Noun |
| ride | / | Noun, Verb |
| robbery | /xx | Noun |
| safe | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| safety | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sardinia | x/xx | Name |
| screwed | / | Adjective |
| scroll | / | Noun, Verb |
| seal | / | Noun, Verb |
| secure | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| security | x/xx | Noun |
| shut | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| shut away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shut up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| shutdown | /x | Noun |
| shutoff | /x | Noun |
| shutter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| siege | / | Noun, Verb |
| sluice | / | Noun, Verb |
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| spears | / | Noun |
| spouts | / | Noun, Verb |
| stalemate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standstill | /x | Noun |
| starting | /x | Noun |
| steering | /x | Noun |
| sticks | / | Noun |
| stifle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| stopper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| strand | / | Noun, Verb |
| strap | / | Noun, Verb |
| striker | /x | Noun |
| string | / | Noun, Verb |
| stripping | /x | Noun |
| switch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| synchronize | /xx | Verb |
| tails | / | Noun |
| tensile | /x | Adjective |
| throw | / | Verb, Noun |
| thwarting | /x | Noun |
| tress | / | Noun, Verb |
| tuft | / | Noun, Verb |
| tumbler | /x | Noun |
| turn | / | Verb, Noun |
| tusks | / | Noun |
