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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| pass | / | Noun, Noun |
| sortie | /x | Noun |
| clean break | // | Phrase, Noun |
| shutdown | /x | Noun |
| big shot | // | Name, Name |
| shave | / | Verb |
| last hurrah | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| send out | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| chop | / | Noun |
| toast | / | Noun |
| knock | / | Noun |
| riposte | x/ | Noun |
| sucker punch | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| burn | / | Noun |
| slant | / | Noun |
| send | / | Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| blot on the escutcheon | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| takeoff | /x | Noun |
| boot | / | Noun |
| runner | /x | Noun |
| kiss of death | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| toss | / | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun |
| stab in the back | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Noun |
| short shrift | // | Phrase, Noun |
| sliding door | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| cut and thrust | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| bang | / | Noun |
| seeing to | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chip off the old block | //x// | Phrase, Noun |
| fade | / | Noun |
| in and out | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| spit in the ocean | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| writing on the wall | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| climb down | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| proverbial | x/xx | Adjective |
| rain check | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hatchet job | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| cannonball | /xx | Noun |
| scalp | / | Noun |
| dead giveaway | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| practical joke | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| spin | / | Noun |
| shot in the dark | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hook | / | Noun |
| play on words | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| big talk | // | Name, Name |
| bright spot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| tip of the iceberg | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| which way the wind is blowing | //x///x | Phrase, Noun |
| close shave | // | Phrase, Noun |
| sitting duck | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| toast of the town | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| rearguard action | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| drop | / | Noun |
| barroom brawl | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| guilt trip | // | Phrase, Noun |
| pull | / | Noun |
| cross | / | Noun |
| broken arrow | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| lash | / | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| affected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| alpine | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ammo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| assassinated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| automatic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| badminton | /xx | Noun |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| banishment | /xx | Noun |
| barb | / | Noun, Verb |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| basket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| batting | /x | Noun |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| bird shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bite | / | Noun, Verb |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| bonnet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breather | /x | Noun |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| buckshot | /x | Noun |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| butted | /x | Adjective |
| bye | / | Noun, Adjective |
| caliber | /xx | Noun |
| calibre | /xx | Noun |
| called | / | Adjective |
| cannon | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| caper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| capped | / | Adjective |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cardboard | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| caught | / | Adjective |
| ceasefire | //x | Noun |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| changeable | /xx | Adjective |
| chanted | /x | Adjective |
| chapel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chase | / | Noun, Verb |
| chipped | / | Adjective |
| cinematographic | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| cliche | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cliché | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| closing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| cobble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| colorful | /xx | Adjective |
| cooked | / | Adjective |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| counting | /x | Noun |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crack shot | // | Phrase, Noun |
| craps | / | Noun |
| croaked | / | Verb |
| culled | / | Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| dead reckoning | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| deliverance | x/xx | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| derived | x/ | Adjective |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| destroyed | x/ | Adjective |
| detonation | xx/x | Noun |
| dex | / | Name |
| did | / | Noun |
| died | / | Noun |
| dig | / | Verb, Noun |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disappointment | xx/x | Noun |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dive | / | Noun, Verb |
| dosage | /x | Noun |
| dose | / | Noun, Verb |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dragged | / | Verb |
| draught | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drink | / | Noun, Verb |
| earned | / | Adjective |
| engraved | x/ | Adjective |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| estrangement | x/x | Noun |
| etch | / | Noun, Verb |
| executed | /xxx | Adjective |
| exhausted | x/x | Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| farewell | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| farthest | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| feasible | /xx | Adjective |
| felled | / | Verb |
| filmed | / | Adjective |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fire control | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| firearm | /xx | Noun |
| firing off | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| fishery | /xx | Noun |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| flaw | / | Noun, Verb |
| flick | / | Noun, Verb |
| flipped | / | Verb |
| flu | / | Noun |
| fluoroscopic | x/xx | Adjective |
| flutter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gallows | /x | Noun |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| glass | / | Noun, Verb |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| goodbye | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| got | / | Verb, Noun |
| grain | / | Noun, Verb |
| greased | / | Adjective |
| grit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| guess | / | Verb, Noun |
| guesswork | /x | Noun |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| gunfire | /xx | Noun |
| gunman | /x | Noun |
| gunner | /x | Noun |
| gunnery | /xx | Noun |
| gunshot | /x | Noun |
| had | / | Verb |
| harvested | /xx | Verb |
| hat | / | Noun, Verb |
| heist | / | Noun, Verb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hive | / | Noun, Verb |
| homecoming | /xx | Noun |
| hunting | /x | Noun |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| image | /x | Noun, Verb |
| impacted | /xx | Adjective |
| influenza | xx/x | Noun |
| infusion | x/x | Noun |
| injected | x/x | Noun |
| injection | x/x | Noun |
| injured | /x | Adjective |
| injury | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| innings | /x | Noun |
| iridescent | xx/x | Adjective |
| jack | / | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| jet | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| jibe | / | Noun, Verb |
| job | / | Noun, Verb |
