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Word | Syllables | Categories |
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beat the pants off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
stand up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
set upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
pitch | / | Noun |
beat to the punch | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
come to blows | /// | Phrase, Verb |
stand between | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
beat | / | Noun |
banter | /x | Noun |
take sides | // | Phrase, Verb |
lay into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
pair | / | Noun |
fly in the face of | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
mix it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
paste | / | Noun |
strike in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
slug it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
beat someone at their own game | //x//// | Phrase, Verb |
hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
tap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
put to the sword | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
cross swords | // | Phrase, Verb |
let someone have it | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
bench | / | Noun |
quarrel with | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
throw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
fight shy of | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
belt | / | Noun |
beat off | // | Phrase, Verb |
play second fiddle | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
affront | x/ | Noun |
beat the daylights out of | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
go against the grain | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
kick off | // | Phrase, Verb |
set on | // | Phrase, Verb |
put to the test | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
go at it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
attack | x/ | Noun |
fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
stab in the back | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
put up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
score points | // | Phrase, Verb |
fight like cat and dog | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
hold against | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
fight off | // | Phrase, Verb |
get back at | /// | Phrase, Verb |
kick in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
give someone a hard time | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
joust | / | Noun |
bout | / | Noun |
get to grips with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
stick it to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
pile on | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
take a stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
slap | / | Noun |
pick | / | Verb |
hammer | /x | Noun |
bring on | // | Phrase, Verb |
stuff | / | Noun |
cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
jibe | / | Noun |
brush aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
brick | / | Noun |
beat out | // | Phrase, Verb |
draw the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
put paid to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
biff | / | Name |
butt heads | // | Phrase, Verb |
take issue with | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
pick a fight | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
duke it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
put a hurt on | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
tool | / | Noun |
take a run at | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
kick | / | Noun |
beg to differ | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
peck at | // | Phrase, Verb |
come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
fight like cats and dogs | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
deck | / | Noun |
karate | x/x | Noun |
meet | / | Verb |
kick up | // | Phrase, Verb |
about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
abyss | x/ | Noun |
according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
address | /x | Noun, Verb |
admissions | x/x | Noun |
adoptees | x// | Noun |
ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
ahead | x/ | Adverb |
aimed | / | Adjective |
ali | /x | Name |
all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
alleviation | xxx/x | Noun |
and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
anglo | /x | Name |
anthems | /x | Noun, Verb |
anti | /x | Adjective, Noun |
area | /xx | Noun |
arm | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
ash | / | Noun, Verb |
aunts | / | Noun |
avoid | x/ | Verb |
ban | / | Noun, Verb |
based | / | Verb, Adjective |
battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
beards | / | Noun |
before | x/ | Adverb |
black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
blouses | /x | Noun |
blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
bottomless | /xx | Adjective |
box | / | Noun, Verb |
branched | / | Adjective |
brig | / | Noun, Verb |
brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
bull | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
bunker | /x | Noun, Verb |
bushy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
career | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
cave | / | Noun, Verb |
cavern | /x | Noun, Verb |
cavity | /xx | Noun |
cellar | /x | Noun, Verb |
challenging | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
chamber | /x | Noun, Verb |
chasm | /x | Noun |
cherry | /x | Noun, Adjective |
chiseled | /x | Adjective |
chute | / | Noun, Verb |
ciel | / | Verb |
cistern | /x | Noun |
claim | / | Noun, Verb |
claymore | /x | Noun |
cliff | / | Noun |
closure | /x | Noun |
club | / | Noun, Verb |
colliery | /xx | Noun |
combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
compared | x/ | Verb |
con | / | Noun, Verb |
concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
confront | x/ | Verb |
confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
contend | x/ | Verb |
contra | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
court | / | Noun, Verb |
crackdown | /x | Noun |
crater | /x | Noun, Verb |
crime | / | Noun, Verb |
curb | / | Noun, Verb |
cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
depression | x/x | Noun |
despite | x/ | Noun, Verb |
diminutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
directed | x/x | Adjective |
disapprove | xx/ | Verb |
discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
dishonored | x/x | Adjective |
dissenting | x/x | Adjective |
ditch | / | Noun, Verb |
divide | x/ | Verb, Noun |
dna | /x/ | Name, Verb |
dock | / | Noun, Verb |
dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
dugout | /x | Noun |
dump | / | Noun, Verb |
during | /x | Noun |
eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
elimination | xxx/x | Noun |
emergency | x/xx | Noun |
empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
endanger | x/x | Verb |
enemy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
established | x/x | Adjective |
excavated | /xxx | Verb |
excavation | xx/x | Noun |
eyes | / | Noun |
face | / | Noun, Verb |
fall | / | Verb, Noun |
fight | / | Verb, Noun |
for | / | Noun |
force | / | Noun, Verb |
fossa | /x | Noun |
fosse | / | Noun |
fountain | /x | Noun, Verb |
fours | / | Noun |
fourth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
foxhole | /x | Noun, Verb |
from | / | Verb |
function | /x | Noun, Verb |
gap | / | Noun, Verb |
garner | /x | Name, Verb |
gaze | / | Noun, Verb |
gee | / | Name, Verb |
generated | /xxx | Verb |
grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
gravel | /x | Noun, Verb |
grotto | /x | Noun |
gulf | / | Noun, Verb |
hand | / | Noun, Verb |
has | / | Verb |
hazards | /x | Noun |
heaven | /x | Noun, Verb |
hell | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
hellhole | /x | Noun |
hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
hollow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
hom | / | Noun |
hopper | /x | Noun |
however | x/x | Adverb |
imam | /x | Noun |
inferno | x/x | Noun |
into | x/ | Noun |
introduces | xx/x | Verb |
ipo | /x | Name, Verb |
latrine | x/ | Noun |
lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
look | / | Verb, Noun |
loss | / | Noun, Verb |
low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
made | / | Noun |
mark | / | Noun, Verb |
match | / | Noun, Verb |
matter | /x | Noun, Verb |
mess | / | Noun, Verb |
mine | / | Noun, Verb |
moat | / | Noun, Verb |
money | /x | Noun, Adjective |
moor | / | Noun, Verb |
mot | / | Noun |
nad | / | Name |
namely | /x | Adverb |
nays | / | Noun |
no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
nuclei | /xx | Noun |
object | /x | Noun, Verb |
objection | x/x | Noun |