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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| burst into tears | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| end in tears | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn on the waterworks | //x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tear away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shed blood | // | Phrase, Verb |
| breathe a sigh of relief | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a tantrum | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take it out on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| crack a smile | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| let fly | // | Phrase, Verb |
| spill the tea | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have had it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| snap out of | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go to pieces | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| ring down the curtain | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| spill out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break a sweat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| crack up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| let down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| burst out laughing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| splash | / | Noun |
| fly off the handle | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have a tantrum | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come to terms with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| bawl out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take flight | // | Phrase, Verb |
| let something slip | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take to heart | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a dump | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a chord | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a leak | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| set off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pitch a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lay eyes on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a scene | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drop a hint | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| have a fit | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw | / | Verb |
| give someone a break | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun |
| hit the road | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| smile from ear to ear | ///// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| tear gas | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| lose touch | // | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone down gently | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a spill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| hit the bottle | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blow the lid off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| throw out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| drop a deuce | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow a gasket | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| let someone have it | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| let the cat out of the bag | /x///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall from grace | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| rain cats and dogs | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the roof | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abandon | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| acorn | /x | Noun |
| acre | /x | Noun |
| alligators | /xxx | Noun |
| amphibian | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ani | /x | Noun |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ant | / | Noun, Verb |
| antlers | /x | Noun |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| aqueous | /xx | Adjective |
| assault | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| awarding | x/x | Noun |
| barn | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bender | /x | Name |
| bike | / | Noun, Verb |
| bile | / | Noun, Verb |
| binge | / | Noun, Verb |
| blacker | /x | Noun |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| blubber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| boathouse | // | Noun |
| bombs | / | Noun |
| brains | / | Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| brighten | /x | Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| bushel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cabana | x/x | Noun |
| cabin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| called | / | Adjective |
| casings | /x | Noun |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cast off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| castle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cat | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catcher | /x | Noun |
| cents | / | Noun |
| cerebrospinal | x/x/x | Adjective |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| circuited | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| clarify | /xx | Verb |
| cleave | / | Verb, Noun |
| clothes | / | Noun |
| clubhouse | /x | Noun |
| concave | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| condensate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| contributed | x/xx | Verb |
| cried | / | Verb |
| cubicle | /xx | Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| delivery | x/xx | Noun |
| demolish | x/x | Verb |
| dent | / | Noun, Verb |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| disassemble | xx/x | Verb |
| disbursed | x/ | Verb |
| discard | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| discount | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dismantle | x/x | Verb |
| dispose | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| disseminate | x/xx | Verb |
| divest | x/ | Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dollar | /x | Noun |
| droplet | /x | Noun |
| drown | / | Verb, Noun |
| dugout | /x | Noun |
| dump | / | Noun, Verb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| excrete | x/ | Verb |
| exhaust | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| extract | /x | Verb, Noun |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| fallen | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| flow | / | Noun, Verb |
| foliage | /x | Noun |
| forgiveness | x/x | Noun |
| fourth | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| foxhole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fracture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fur | / | Noun, Verb |
| furnished | /x | Adjective |
| gallon | /x | Noun |
| garage | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| granule | /x | Noun |
| grow | / | Verb, Noun |
| grub | / | Noun, Verb |
| gut | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hair | / | Noun, Verb |
| handed | /x | Adjective |
| handover | /xx | Noun |
| hangar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hanger | /x | Noun |
| hideout | /x | Noun |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| hut | / | Noun, Verb |
| impart | x/ | Verb |
| inch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| inclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| inguinal | /xx | Adjective |
| investiture | x/xx | Noun |
| issued | /x | Verb |
| jump | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| knock | / | Verb, Noun |
| laceration | xx/x | Noun |
| lacrimal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| laid | / | Adjective |
| lasting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| launch | / | Noun, Verb |
| liquid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| load | / | Noun, Verb |
| lodge | / | Noun, Verb |
| loose | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| made | / | Noun |
| mile | / | Noun |
| miller | /x | Name |
| millimeter | /xxx | Noun |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| molt | / | Noun, Verb |
| month | / | Noun |
| moult | / | Noun, Verb |
| mourned | / | Verb |
| mower | /x | Noun |
| mucus | /x | Noun |
| normal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ok | // | Adjective, Name, Verb, Adverb |
| paid | / | Adjective |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| peel | / | Noun, Verb |
| peel off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pence | / | Noun |
| persistent | x/x | Adjective |
| pluck | / | Verb, Noun |
| plunged | / | Verb |
| pour | / | Verb, Noun |
| presentation | xx/x | Noun |
| prise | x | Verb, Noun |
| produce | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| projected | x/x | Adjective |
| provided | x/x | Verb |
| pull | / | Verb, Noun |
