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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| scuffle | /x | Noun, Noun |
| scrape along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live paycheck to paycheck | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| scratch the surface | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| scratch | / | Noun |
| scratch an itch | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| earn one's crust | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| earn one's keep | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| rough it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| scratch one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| feel the pinch | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pay one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| rake it in | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| make a go of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| live on the edge | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| touch | / | Noun |
| work one's fingers to the bone | ///x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| scrap | / | Noun |
| put the bite on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| sell one's body | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| prog | x | Name |
| pull someone's leg | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| grab at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| skin | / | Noun |
| strike | / | Noun |
| cut one's own throat | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut it close | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hustle | /x | Noun |
| live beyond one's means | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| poke | / | Noun |
| bring home the bacon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| scratch someone's back | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk the streets | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lift a finger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| take one's lumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lick | / | Noun |
| live through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| jostle | /x | Noun |
| make ends meet | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch a break | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lay a finger on | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| line one's pockets | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| rake in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| hack it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut one's teeth | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| grab | / | Noun |
| hack | / | Noun |
| bite | / | Noun |
| grasp at straws | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sell | / | Verb |
| claw | / | Noun |
| make it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cash in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| rustle up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bone | / | Noun |
| live a little | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| make hay | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run for one's life | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| lick one's wounds | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the hand that feeds one | /x//// | Phrase, Verb |
| kick over the traces | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| muck around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shin | / | Noun |
| strike it rich | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make someone's flesh creep | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| tread water | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| mess around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ghost | / | Noun |
| sell one's soul | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| die hard | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fend for oneself | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bite the dust | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| nail | / | Noun |
| throw money around | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beaver | /x | Noun |
| dust | / | Noun |
| scare up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lick one's chops | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| abode | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| abrasion | x/x | Noun |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| acclimated | /xxx | Adjective |
| accommodation | xxx/x | Noun |
| afresh | x/ | Adverb |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| amenities | x/xx | Noun |
| animation | xx/x | Noun |
| anything | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| aquatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| asexual | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| axe | / | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| belonging | x/x | Noun |
| bible | /x | Name |
| biologic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| biological | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| biology | x/xx | Noun |
| births | / | Noun |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| bodied | /x | Adjective |
| bread | / | Noun, Verb |
| bread and butter | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| breathing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bristle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bristly | /x | Adjective |
| brood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bruise | / | Noun, Verb |
| brushing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| calligraphic | xx/x | Adjective |
| cam | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| camel | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| capita | /xx | Noun |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| chafe | / | Noun, Verb |
| chicken feed | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chink | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| coexisting | xx/x | Adjective |
| cohabiting | x/xx | Verb, Noun |
| comfort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conveniences | x/xx | Noun |
| cooking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| corruptible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creature comforts | /x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| cull | / | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| daily | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Name, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| dent | / | Noun, Verb |
| devil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| discard | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| district | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dorm | / | Noun, Verb |
| dough | / | Noun, Verb |
| draft | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dwelling | /x | Noun |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| easel | /x | Noun |
| ending | /x | Noun |
| endurance | /xx | Noun |
| eraser | x/x | Noun |
| everyday | /x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| evolutionary | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| evolving | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| existence | x/x | Noun |
| existing | x/x | Adjective |
| experiencing | x/xxx | Noun |
| extant | /x | Adjective |
| facing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| flip | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| flora | /x | Noun |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| folks | / | Noun |
| food | / | Noun |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| fray | / | Noun, Verb |
| fret | / | Verb, Noun |
| friction | /x | Noun |
| fulfilment | x/x | Noun |
| furrows | /x | Noun |
| gash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| glitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| graze | / | Verb, Noun |
| grope | / | Verb, Noun |
| growing | /x | Noun |
| habitability | /xx/xx | Noun |
| habitant | /xx | Noun |
| habitat | /xx | Noun |
| habitation | xx/x | Noun |
| hail | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hankering | /xx | Noun |
| happy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hie | / | Verb |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| household | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| householder | /xx | Noun |
| housekeeping | /xx | Noun |
| housing | /x | Noun |
| humanity | x/xx | Noun |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| husbandmen | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| immortal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| inanimate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| incision | x/x | Noun |
| income | /x | Noun |
| ingredient | x/xx | Noun |
| inhabitant | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| inhabiting | x/xx | Verb |
| integration | xx/x | Noun |
| itch | / | Noun, Verb |
| keen | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| kicking | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| knows | / | Verb |
| learning | /x | Noun |
| leben | /x | Noun |
| levee | /x | Noun, Verb |
| life | / | Noun, Verb |
| lifeblood | /x | Noun |
| lifelong | // | Adjective |
| lifespan | /x | Noun |
| lifestyle | /x | Noun |
| lifetime | /x | Noun |
| lifting | /x | Noun |
| lite | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| live | / | Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| livelihood | /xx | Noun |
| lively | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| lodging | /x | Noun |
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| maintenance | /xx | Noun |
| mark | / | Noun, Verb |
| me | / | Noun |
| moaning | /x | Noun |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| money | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| multicellular | /x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| nada | /x | Noun |
| neighborhood | /xx | Noun |
| newcomer | /xx | Noun |
| nick | / | Name, Verb |
| nil | / | Noun |
| none | / | Noun, Adverb |
| nonhuman | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| notch | / | Noun, Verb |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| nought | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| null | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| occupancy | /xxx | Noun |
| organic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| organisms | /xxx | Noun |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| outset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pain | / | Noun, Verb |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pasteboard | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| people | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pick | / | Verb, Noun |
| pinch | / | Noun, Verb |
| plantar | /x | Adjective |
| polishing | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
