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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| run into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| encounter | x/x | Noun |
| bump into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| trip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| incur | x/ | Verb |
| stumble across | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| collide | x/ | Noun |
| fetch up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| take | / | Verb |
| set against | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| find | / | Verb |
| run in | /x | Phrase, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| creep up on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| come between | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overcome | /xx | Verb |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| haul up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| catch up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| crop up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| attack | x/ | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| trouble | /x | Noun |
| catch | / | Noun |
| gang up on | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| battle it out | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| run down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| face off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| have it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| battle | /x | Noun |
| nose | / | Noun |
| surmount | x/ | Verb |
| impinge | x/ | Verb |
| come upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overrun | /xx | Verb |
| happen | /x | Verb |
| tackle | /x | Noun |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| hurdle | /x | Noun |
| upset | x/ | Noun |
| break through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn against | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rash | / | Noun |
| beat up | /x | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| break out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| face | / | Noun |
| muddle through | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| conflict | /x | Noun |
| caught up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| limp | / | Adjective |
| touch | / | Noun |
| show up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| intervene | xx/ | Verb |
| ride up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| spring up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cope | / | Verb |
| fight | / | Noun |
| interfere | xx/ | Verb |
| broach | / | Noun |
| start up | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| plow into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| trip | / | Noun |
| stumble | /x | Noun |
| foul | / | Adjective |
| intrude | x/ | Verb |
| occur | x/ | Verb |
| run past | // | Phrase, Verb |
| knock | / | Noun |
| contact | /x | Noun |
| rake up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| mess up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| crash | / | Noun |
| work up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| corner | /x | Noun |
| stick up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wash up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ring up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| reproach | x/ | Noun |
| fire up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| board | / | Noun |
| put up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| work over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| come over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| draw up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rival | /x | Noun |
| hunt down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| push | / | Noun |
| come by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| act up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| interpose | xx/ | Verb |
| muck up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rake | / | Noun |
| frustrate | /x | Verb |
| come out with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| knock on the head | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| clash | / | Noun |
| undergo | xx/ | Verb |
| take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| antagonize | x/xx | Verb |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| encroach | x/ | Verb |
| get going | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| screw up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| tear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| trigger | /x | Noun |
| undertake | /xx | Verb |
| befall | x/ | Verb |
| cross | / | Noun |
| run its course | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| rush | / | Noun |
| traverse | /x | Noun |
| dispute | x/ | Noun |
| set about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rub up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| close in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| rear | / | Noun |
| bust up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| bring up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| provoke | x/ | Verb |
| fall into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| contest | /x | Noun |
| lump | / | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun |
| fall upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| receive | x/ | Verb |
| infringe | x/ | Verb |
| annoy | x/ | Verb |
| move in on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grind to a halt | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| embarrass | x/x | Verb |
| wrap up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| impede | x/ | Verb |
| flare up | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| quarrel with | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| accomplish | x/x | Verb |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| administer | x/xx | Verb |
| administration | xxx/x | Noun |
| admissions | x/x | Noun |
| adoptees | x// | Noun |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| aimed | / | Adjective |
| ali | /x | Name |
| all | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| alleviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| allocative | /xxx | Adjective |
| ambush | /x | Noun, Verb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| anglo | /x | Name |
| anthems | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anti | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| anticipated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| applied | x/ | Adjective |
| are | / | Noun |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arrange | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ascending | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| audition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| aunts | / | Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| awake | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| baking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ban | / | Noun, Verb |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| batch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| battalion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| beards | / | Noun |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| being | /x | Noun |
| benchmarking | /xx | Noun |
| black market | //x | Name, Name |
| bleed | / | Verb, Noun |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blouses | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| branched | / | Adjective |
| break away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| breathe | / | Verb |
| brim | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bring | / | Verb |
| bunk | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| campaign | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| candidacy | /xxx | Noun |
| carried | /x | Verb |
| carry over | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| chaired | / | Verb |
| chase | / | Noun, Verb |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circular | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| circulate | /xx | Verb |
| claim | / | Noun, Verb |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| compared | x/ | Verb |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| confrontation | xx/x | Noun |
| consort | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contend | x/ | Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| contra | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| crackdown | /x | Noun |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| crock | / | Noun, Verb |
| crush | / | Verb, Noun |
| curb | / | Noun, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cycle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| deadline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dealt | / | Verb |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| delivery | x/xx | Noun |
| department | x/x | Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| despite | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| diagnostic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| die hard | // | Phrase, Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disapprove | xx/ | Verb |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dissenting | x/x | Adjective |
| dive | / | Noun, Verb |
| doing | /x | Noun |
| double | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| drain | / | Verb, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| dribble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| drive | / | Noun, Verb |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| economic | xx/x | Adjective |
| eddy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| elevator | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| elope | x/ | Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endanger | x/x | Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| enemy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| erection | x/x | Noun |
| errand | /x | Noun, Verb |
| escape | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| established | x/x | Adjective |
| exam | x/ | Noun, Verb |
