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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| poked | / | Verb |
| browse | / | Noun |
| nose around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look round | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ask around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| putter around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mess around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| goof around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the streets | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put out feelers | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| muck about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bounce around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lie around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stumble on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp at straws | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fish out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| muck around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| potter around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| toy with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stumble upon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| screw around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| scratch one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| walk the streets | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fool around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| happen on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| spin | / | Noun |
| jostle | /x | Noun |
| poke one's nose into | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rustle up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rubber | /x | Noun |
| make noises | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| peek | / | Noun |
| look through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leave no stone unturned | //xxx | Phrase, Verb |
| chase down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| horse around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look for trouble | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| snoop | / | Noun |
| play about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| twiddle one's thumbs | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| grab at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| caper | /x | Noun |
| drop by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| feel for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stroll | / | Noun |
| hake | / | Noun |
| hang around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| swoop | / | Noun |
| stick one's nose in | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| goof | / | Noun |
| prance | / | Noun |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pound the pavement | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| chance | / | Noun |
| peck at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| grab | / | Noun |
| eat up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| thumb | / | Noun |
| ballpark | /x | Noun |
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| get about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cop a feel | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come | / | Verb |
| kid around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| mess with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| guess | / | Noun |
| look on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| mess about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| nonsense | /x | Noun |
| weed | / | Noun |
| fiddle around | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run rampant | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| crap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| brogue | / | Noun |
| touch up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb |
| 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 |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| any | /x | Adverb |
| anywhere | /xx | Adverb, Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| asparagus | x/xx | Noun |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| axis | /x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backpack | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| beating | /x | Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| biff | / | Name, Verb |
| blasted | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| bleed | / | Verb, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bonnets | /x | Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| carrier bag | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chestnut | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chop | / | Noun, Verb |
| circa | /x | Noun |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| close to | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| dig | / | Verb, Noun |
| doggie bag | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| doggy bag | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drill | / | Noun, Verb |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| economical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| environ | x/x | Name, Adverb, Verb |
| estimated | /xxx | Adjective |
| everywhere | /xx | Adverb, Noun |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| exclaims | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| extinguished | x/x | Adjective |
| filled | / | Adjective |
| flare | / | Noun, Verb |
| flick | / | Noun, Verb |
| for | / | Noun |
| foremost | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| from | / | Noun |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| getting | /x | Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| grading | /x | Noun |
| grocery bag | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| gust | / | Noun, Verb |
| here | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| hook | / | Noun, Verb |
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| inside | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| inspect | x/ | Verb |
| into | x/ | Noun |
| jab | / | Noun, Verb |
| jolt | / | Noun, Verb |
| just about | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| kick | / | Verb, Noun |
| lashing | /x | Noun |
| lick | / | Verb, Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| mike | / | Name, Verb |
| moon | / | Noun, Verb |
| more or less | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nearby | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| neck | / | Noun, Verb |
| next | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| nip | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| nose | / | Noun, Verb |
| nudge | / | Noun, Verb |
| on | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| optimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| or so | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| parry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| penetrate | /xx | Verb |
| per | / | Adjective, Noun |
| perhaps | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| pierce | / | Noun, Verb |
| pinch | / | Noun, Verb |
/x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | |
| pop | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| pound | / | Noun, Verb |
| prick | / | Noun, Verb |
| probably | /xx | Adverb |
| probe | / | Noun, Verb |
| prod | / | Noun, Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| pry | / | Verb, Noun |
| punch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| purse | / | Noun, Verb |
| rap | / | Noun, Verb |
| regarding | x/x | Noun |
| ride | / | Noun, Verb |
| robust | x/ | Adjective |
| roughly | /x | Adverb |
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| sac | / | Noun, Verb |
| sack | / | Noun, Verb |
| satisfactory | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| shopping bag | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| shot | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| shove | / | Verb, Noun |
| slap | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| smack | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| snap | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| solving | /x | Noun |
| some | / | Adverb |
| sometime | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| square | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| stab | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stake | / | Noun, Verb |
| straw | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| suck | / | Verb, Noun |
| surrounding | x/x | Noun |
| table | /x | Noun, Verb |
| talk | / | Verb, Noun |
| there | / | Adverb, Noun |
| thrashing | /x | Noun |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| throughout | x/ | Adverb |
| thrust | / | Noun, Verb |
| thump | / | Noun, Verb |
| tour | / | Noun, Verb |
| toward | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| tower | /x | Noun, Verb |
| town | / | Noun |
| trick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| tug | / | Noun, Verb |
| turn | / | Verb, Noun |
| unbeatable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| under | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| up | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| upon | x/ | |
| vers | / | Noun, Adjective |
| via | /x | Noun |
| virtually | /xxx | Adverb |
| visit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| walk | / | Verb, Noun |
| whack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| whole | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| with | / | Adverb, Noun |
| within | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| world | / | Noun, Verb |
| worms | / | Noun |
| wraparound | /x/ | Noun, Adjective |
