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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| shoot off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the trigger | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot one's mouth off | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| bullet | /x | Noun |
| shoot | / | Noun |
| fire away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| open fire | /x/x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| shoot one's cuffs | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fire off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot the bull | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| burn | / | Noun |
| shoot off at the mouth | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| draw a bead on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| shotgun | /x | Noun |
| jump the gun | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drill | / | Noun |
| shoot the breeze | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| clap | / | Noun |
| take aim | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| let fly | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot one's bolt | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play fast and loose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot oneself in the foot | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| jump | / | Noun |
| go off half-cocked | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| get the drop on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a stab at | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blow away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go great guns | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| flag | / | Noun |
| ride shotgun | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| dodge a bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| put a gun to someone's head | /x///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| miss the mark | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| jack up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| boot | / | Noun |
| wing it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| light up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rack | / | Noun |
| chance one's arm | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot the messenger | /x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| dash off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick to one's guns | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold a gun to someone's head | /x///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the ground running | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| run wild | // | Name, Verb |
| rush out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| snatch | / | Noun |
| take a whiz | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fight fire with fire | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| hotshot | /x | Noun |
| return fire | x//x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| kick | / | Noun |
| strike while the iron is hot | //x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hop to it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take liberties | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| swish | / | Noun |
| make quick work of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| fire on all cylinders | /x///xx | Phrase, Verb |
| chip in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| flash | / | Noun |
| haul off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make it snappy | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| blow someone's brains out | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| nail | / | Noun |
| shiv | / | Name |
| take a leak | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stab | / | Noun |
| spring into action | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| run riot | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| feel one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| jump on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wild | / | Adjective |
| dome | / | Noun |
| spike someone's guns | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| clip | / | Noun |
| shanghai | // | Name |
| lash out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| addressed | x/ | Adjective |
| afflict | x/ | Verb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun |
| ago | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| alleging | x/x | Noun |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| amongst | x/ | |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| ankle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| arm | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| belt | / | Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| birdie | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| blimey | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bogey | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bole | / | Noun |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| branch | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| bud | / | Noun, Verb |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| buttock | /x | Noun |
| callus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| canes | / | Noun |
| capitalize | /xxx | Verb |
| capture | /x | Verb, Noun |
| car | / | Noun |
| carpal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| ceasefire | //x | Noun |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| chip | / | Noun, Verb |
| choose | / | Verb, Noun |
| chute | / | Noun, Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| clavicle | /xx | Noun |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| commencing | x/x | Verb |
| composed | x/ | Adjective |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| connected | x/x | Adjective |
| continued | x/x | Adjective |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| croak | / | Noun, Verb |
| crop | / | Noun, Verb |
| crud | / | Noun, Verb |
| cull | / | Noun, Verb |
| curses | /x | Verb |
| dammit | /x | Noun |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| dance | / | Noun, Verb |
| dang | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| dans | / | Noun |
| darn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| dart | / | Noun, Verb |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| dated | /x | Adjective |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| des | / | Noun |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| directed | x/x | Adjective |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disembark | xx/ | Verb |
| dismount | xx | Verb, Noun |
| dissipate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| doubtless | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drag | / | Verb, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| earn | / | Verb, Noun |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| elbow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| endothelial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| explode | x/ | Verb |
| extract | /x | Verb, Noun |
| extremity | x/xx | Noun |
| falls | / | Noun |
| fashionable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| femur | /x | Noun |
| fig | / | Name, Verb |
| filament | /xx | Noun |
| film | / | Noun, Verb |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| flight | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| flip | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| flush | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| fly | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| foliar | /x | Adjective |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fool | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| foot | / | Noun, Verb |
| footage | /x | Noun |
| forearm | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fritter away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| frond | / | Noun |
| fuzz | / | Noun, Verb |
| gain | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| gee | / | Name, Verb |
| geez | / | Noun |
| germinate | /xx | Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| gig | / | Noun, Verb |
| glenohumeral | xx/xx | Adjective |
| golly | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gorge | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gosh | / | Noun |
| grass | / | Noun, Verb |
| groin | / | Noun, Verb |
| grow | / | Verb, Noun |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| gun down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| gunfire | /xx | Noun |
| haul | / | Verb, Noun |
| heave | / | Verb, Noun |
| heck | / | Noun, Verb |
| heel | / | Noun, Verb |
| hep | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| hike | / | Noun, Verb |
| hip joint | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hip to | // | Phrase |
| hipped | / | Adjective |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hooray | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| hop | / | Noun, Verb |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hyphal | /x | Adjective |
| ilium | xxx | Noun |
| immunize | /xx | Verb |
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| informed | x/ | Adjective |
| inject | x/ | Verb |
| inoculate | x/xx | Verb, Noun |
| inter | x/ | Name, Verb |
| interphalangeal | xxx/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| invisible | x/xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| involving | x/x | Verb |
| iv | / | Name, Adjective |
| japan | x/ | Name, Verb |
