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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| monkey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| muck around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| potter | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| putter | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| tinker | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| goof around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fool around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| muck about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| screw around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| toy with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| messed | / | Verb |
| putter around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| horse around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle | /x | Noun |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| play fast and loose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| goof off | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| goof | / | Noun |
| play at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make fun of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| kid around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| noodle | /x | Noun |
| play games | // | Phrase, Verb |
| loosen up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play | / | Noun |
| slack off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| act the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sit around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sleep around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make a nuisance of oneself | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| joke | / | Noun |
| play with oneself | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tutu | /x | Noun |
| fool | / | Noun |
| shoot the breeze | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| chew the fat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make light of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fool with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| footer | /x | Noun |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| poke around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pansy | /x | Noun |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| chat | / | Noun |
| shoot the bull | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play hooky | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| take liberties | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| play for time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| arse | / | Noun |
| caper | /x | Noun |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| make game of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| roll around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| poke | / | Noun |
| potter around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take lightly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hang about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let oneself go | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| jest | / | Noun |
| throw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cackle | /x | Noun |
| pass the time | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play possum | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lamp | / | Noun |
| lark | / | Noun |
| run around with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a spill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hustle | /x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb |
| camp it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| wing it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| abandonment | x/xx | Noun |
| 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 |
| anarchy | /xx | Noun |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| anywhere | /xx | Adverb, Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| axis | /x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| bakery | /xx | Noun |
| baking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| banquet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barrack | /x | Noun, Verb |
| batch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| battleship | /xx | Noun |
| bazaar | x/ | Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bind | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| boat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| boxer | /x | Noun |
| breakup | /x | Noun |
| broken | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| brothel | /x | Noun |
| bulk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| cabin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cafeteria | xx/xx | Noun |
| calamity | x/xx | Noun |
| candlelit | /xx | Adjective |
| canteen | x/ | Noun |
| cantina | x/x | Noun |
| carcase | /x | Noun |
| carcass | /x | Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cesspool | /x | Noun |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| chow | / | Noun, Verb |
| circa | /x | Noun |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cirque | / | Noun |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| close to | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| cluttered | /x | Adjective |
| commotion | x/x | Noun |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| confusion | x/x | Noun |
| cook | / | Noun, Verb |
| cookie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crowded | /x | Adjective |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dammit | /x | Noun |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| deadlock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| debacle | x/x | Noun |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| derelict | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| devastation | xx/x | Noun |
| dining | /x | Noun |
| dirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disarray | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disaster | x/x | Noun |
| disorder | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| disruption | x/x | Noun |
| distract | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| distraction | x/x | Noun |
| distress | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disturbance | x/x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| economical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| environ | x/x | Name, Adverb, Verb |
| error | /x | Noun, Verb |
| estimated | /xxx | Verb |
| everywhere | /xx | Adverb |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| excitement | x/x | Noun |
| exclaims | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| fault | / | Noun, Verb |
| feast | / | Noun, Verb |
| fiasco | x/x | Noun |
| fighter | /x | Noun |
| filth | / | Noun |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| flock | / | Noun, Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| food | / | Noun |
| for | / | Noun |
| foremost | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| from | / | Noun |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| fuss | / | Noun, Verb |
| galley | /x | Noun |
| getting | /x | Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| good deal | // | Phrase, Noun |
| grading | /x | Noun |
| great deal | // | Name, Name |
| hair | / | Noun, Verb |
| hall | / | Noun |
| hash | / | Noun, Verb |
| havoc | /x | Noun, Verb |
| heap | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| heck | / | Noun, Verb |
| hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| history | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hovel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| infirmary | x/xx | Noun |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| into | x/ | Noun |
| jam | / | Noun, Verb |
| jumble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| jungle | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| junk | / | Noun, Verb |
| just about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| kettle of fish | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| lawlessness | /xx | Noun |
| lie | / | Verb, Noun |
| lit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| loiter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| lot | / | Noun, Verb |
| lunchroom | /x | Noun |
| lurch | / | Noun, Verb |
| madhouse | /x | Noun |
| mass | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| massacre | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| max | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| mayhem | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mend | / | Verb, Noun |
| mess hall | // | Phrase, Noun |
| mess up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| messiness | /xx | Noun |
| mike | / | Name, Verb |
| mill | / | Noun, Verb |
| mint | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| mire | / | Noun, Verb |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| misrule | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| mistake | x/ | Noun, Verb |
