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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bark up the wrong tree | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| miss out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a walk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat about the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| see things | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the boat | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| look through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| see the light | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| might as well | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| slip through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put the cart before the horse | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| muddy the waters | /xx/x | Name, Verb |
| make a mountain out of a molehill | /x/x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| see sense | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose his head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| see the back of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a flying leap | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live under a rock | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| draw a blank | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| act the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp at straws | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| smell the roses | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bite off more than one can chew | /////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| switch off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| move ahead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kill two birds with one stone | ///x// | Phrase, Verb |
| may as well | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the line | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| look the other way | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take flight | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make a run for it | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| a | x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| ache | / | Noun, Verb |
| amazon | /xx | Name, Verb |
| america | x/xx | Name |
| amy | /x | Name |
| annoy | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb |
| assemblage | x/x | Noun |
| astray | x/ | Adverb |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| attend to | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| avoidance | x/x | Noun |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| bark | / | Noun, Verb |
| beeches | /x | Verb |
| belle | / | Name |
| betty | /x | Name, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| billy | /x | Name |
| bimbo | /x | Noun |
| birches | /x | Noun |
| bird | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| black forest | //x | Name, Name |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boreal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bosque | / | Name |
| bother | /x | Verb, Noun |
| boyfriend | /x | Noun |
| branches | /x | Noun |
| breach | / | Noun, Verb |
| brush | / | Noun, Verb |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| bushes | /x | Noun |
| canes | / | Noun |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| chaparral | xx/ | Noun |
| chick | / | Noun, Verb |
| choy | / | Noun |
| cinderella | xx/x | Name |
| colleen | x/ | Name |
| coniferous | x/xx | Adjective |
| corners | /x | Adjective |
| cottonwoods | /xx | Noun |
| councillors | /xx | Noun |
| cry | / | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| daisy | /x | Name |
| dame | / | Noun, Verb |
| damsel | /x | Noun |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| darling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| deceive | x/ | Verb |
| deciduous | x/xx | Adjective |
| deforestation | xxx/x | Noun |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| desert | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| diagrams | /xx | Verb |
| doll | / | Noun |
| drill | / | Noun, Verb |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| dud | / | Noun, Adjective |
| dune | / | Noun |
| elizabeth | x/xx | Name |
| elms | / | Noun |
| embarrassment | x/xx | Noun |
| environment | x/xx | Noun |
| erin | /x | Name |
| errors | /x | Noun |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| essences | /xx | Noun |
| eucalyptus | xx/x | Noun |
| evergreens | /xx | Noun |
| exclude | x/ | Verb |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| fanny | /x | Name |
| feature | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| firs | / | Noun |
| flapper | /x | Noun |
| flowers | /x | Noun |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| foresters | /xx | Noun |
| forestry | /xx | Noun |
| forests | /x | Noun |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| forrest | /x | Name |
| fra | x | Noun, Adverb |
| frau | / | Name |
| fraulein | /x | Name |
| fräulein | x/ | Name |
| gal | / | Noun |
| galbraith | /x | Name |
| gibson girl | /x/ | Name, Name |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| grass | / | Noun, Verb |
| grassland | /x | Noun |
| green | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| greenwood | /x | Name |
| grove | / | Noun, Verb |
| growing | /x | Noun |
| growth | / | Noun |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| heather | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hemlock | /x | Noun |
| historian | x/xx | Noun |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hog | / | Noun, Verb |
| honourable | /xxx | Adjective, Name |
| hwan | / | Name |
| iff | / | Noun |
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| ilex | /x | Noun |
| impinge on | x// | Phrase, Verb |
| individuals | xx/xx | Verb |
| infestation | x//x | Noun |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| jane | / | Name |
| jeune fille | // | Phrase, Noun |
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| jungles | /x | Noun |
| kate | / | Name |
| kiss | / | Noun, Verb |
| lacks | / | Noun |
| lady | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lam | / | Noun, Verb |
| languish | /x | Verb |
| lass | / | Noun |
| lassie | /x | Noun |
| lawmakers | /xx | Noun |
| leave out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| leaves | / | Verb |
| leighton | /x | Name |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| lin | / | Name, Verb |
| ling | / | Noun |
| logs | / | Noun, Verb |
| lonely | /x | Adjective |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| loser | /x | Noun |
| lumber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| madam | /x | Noun, Verb |
| madame | /x | Name |
| mademoiselle | xxx/ | Noun, Verb |
| maid | / | Noun |
| maiden | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| mangroves | /x | Adjective |
| maples | /x | Noun |
| marge | / | Name |
| marion | /xx | Name |
| marsh | / | Noun |
| martha | /x | Name |
| mary | /x | Name |
| members | /x | Noun |
| mesa | /x | Noun |
| milady | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| miles | / | Noun, Adverb |
| min | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| misdemeanours | xx/x | Noun |
| misses | /x | Noun |
| mississippi | xx/x | Name |
| missus | /x | Noun |
| missy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| mister | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mistress | /x | Noun, Verb |
