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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| cut loose | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take liberties | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| play at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| mess around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| loosen up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let oneself go | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run wild | // | Name, Verb |
| goof around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fool around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live it up | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| loose cannon | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| play games | // | Phrase, Verb |
| toy with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| screw around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let it all hang out | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go with the flow | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wing it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| act the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run riot | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lighten up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang loose | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull a fast one | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run rampant | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| play hooky | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| muck about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take lightly | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| mess about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play | / | Noun |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play politics | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| party | /x | Noun |
| make light of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| goof off | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| carry on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bend the rules | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| slack off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| knock oneself out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| have a screw loose | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| make fun of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play for time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| muck around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot the breeze | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let fly | // | Phrase, Verb |
| skip out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| have a ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make free with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot from the hip | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cheat on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kick over the traces | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| get down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| step out of line | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| play truant | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| run around with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| live and let live | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| play with fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| goof | / | Noun |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| kid around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hustle | /x | Noun |
| make game of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play the field | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk off with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a nuisance of oneself | /x/x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| live a little | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| play with a full deck | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| go too far | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play ball | // | Phrase, Verb |
| joke | / | Noun |
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| slip through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb |
| accelerate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| accomplish | x/x | Verb |
| ace | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| act out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| actor | /x | Noun |
| adherent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| adopt | x/ | Verb |
| advancement | x/x | Noun |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| affixed | x/ | Adjective |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| afro | /x | Name |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| agile | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| aground | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| airspeed | /x | Noun |
| allegro | x/x | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| alms | / | Noun |
| although | x/ | |
| amuse | x/ | Verb |
| amusement | x/x | Noun |
| apace | x/ | Adverb |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| are | / | Noun |
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| at large | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| at liberty | //xx | Phrase |
| athlete | /x | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| avalanches | /xxx | Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| backstop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| baggy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bail out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| ballet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bandy | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| banging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| barred | / | Adjective |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bill | / | Noun, Verb |
| binder | /x | Noun |
| blistering | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| blitz | / | Noun, Verb |
| bloodstained | /x | Adjective |
| blurred | / | Adjective |
| blurry | /x | Adjective |
| bolted | /x | Verb |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| bra | / | Noun |
| breeches | /x | Noun |
| breeding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| brisk | / | Adjective, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bugle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bulk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bunches | /x | Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| caper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| car | / | Noun |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cartoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| charade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| charred | / | Adjective |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cheek | / | Noun, Verb |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| chord | / | Noun, Verb |
| cigarette | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| clarion | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cleaning | /x | Noun |
| clearance | /x | Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| clothes | / | Noun |
| clowning | /x | Noun |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| coin | / | Noun, Verb |
| combo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| comfortable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| confine | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| connective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| constant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| contribute | x/x | Verb |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| coquetry | /xx | Noun |
| cordon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| coward | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cowardly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| cradle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| cricket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| croquet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| crumbly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crumpled | /x | Adjective |
| curfew | /x | Noun |
| curl | / | Noun, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| dabble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| dalliance | /xx | Noun |
| dally | /x | Name, Verb |
| debauched | /x | Adjective |
| debut | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deck | / | Noun, Verb |
| degenerate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| degraded | x/x | Adjective |
| delightful | x/x | Adjective |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| detachable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| detain | x/ | Verb |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| devotional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| diet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dime | / | Noun, Verb |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| discrete | x/ | Adjective |
| dislodged | x/ | Verb |
| dispersed | x/ | Adjective |
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dissipated | /xxx | Adjective |
| dissolute | xx/ | Adjective, Noun |
| doctor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| doh | / | Name |
| doing | /x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| dressing | /x | Noun |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| drum | / | Noun, Verb |
| duplicate | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dyed | / | Verb, Adjective |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
