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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| pepper pot | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bright spark | // | Phrase, Noun |
| fireball | /xx | Noun |
| monkey | /x | Noun |
| bundle of nerves | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| potty mouth | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| fart | / | Noun |
| squirt | / | Noun |
| snowflake | /x | Noun |
| melt | / | Noun |
| fink | / | Name |
| dim bulb | // | Phrase, Noun |
| tool | / | Noun |
| crack | / | Noun |
| tonto | /x | Name |
| idiot | /xx | Noun |
| psycho | /x | Noun |
| speed demon | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| midget | /x | Noun |
| goldfish | /x | Noun |
| hot seat | // | Phrase, Noun |
| snip | / | Noun |
| freak | / | Noun |
| small fry | // | Phrase, Noun |
| stick | / | Noun |
| frag | / | Noun |
| flame | / | Noun |
| crab | / | Noun |
| smart aleck | /x/ | Name, Name |
| red rag | // | Phrase, Noun |
| twang | / | Noun |
| catty | /x | Noun |
| hot mess | // | Phrase, Noun |
| mouthful | /x | Noun |
| crank | / | Noun |
| flake | / | Noun |
| retard | x/ | Verb |
| nut job | // | Phrase, Noun |
| quickie | /x | Noun |
| wildcat | /x | Noun |
| funny bone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bugger | /x | Noun |
| burner | /x | Noun |
| button nose | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hots | / | Noun |
| spastic | /x | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| twit | / | Noun |
| shorty | /x | Name |
| abbreviated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| abridged | x/ | Adjective |
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb |
| absorb | x/ | Verb |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| accelerated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| alloy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| amalgamate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| amp | / | Noun, Verb |
| ampere | /x | Noun |
| anyhow | /xx | Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blend | / | Noun, Verb |
| blend in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bomb | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| braid | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| breaker | /x | Noun |
| brief | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| brusque | / | Adjective, Verb |
| bulb | / | Noun, Verb |
| bus | / | Noun, Verb |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| car | / | Noun |
| cartridge | /x | Noun |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| chassis | /x | Noun |
| choleric | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| chunky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circuit breaker | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| clicker | /x | Noun |
| clipped | / | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coalesce | xx/ | Verb |
| coil | / | Noun, Verb |
| combine | /x | Verb, Noun |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| condensed | x/ | Adjective |
| conflate | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| conjugate | xx/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| connector | x/x | Noun |
| consumable | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| conveyor | x/x | Noun |
| cord | / | Noun, Verb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| curt | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| defuse | x/ | Verb |
| derivation | xx/x | Noun |
| deriving | x/x | Noun |
| detachable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| detonator | /xxx | Noun |
| digest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diminutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| disconnect | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| docs | / | Noun |
| dumpy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dwarf | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| electric | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| electricity | xx/xx | Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| ephemeral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| explosive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fade | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| flare | / | Noun, Verb |
| fleeting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| flop | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| foreseeable | x/xx | Adjective |
| forgetful | x/x | Adjective |
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| fugitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fused | / | Adjective |
| fusible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fuzzy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| glance | / | Noun, Verb |
| hair | / | Noun, Verb |
| height | / | Noun |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| hunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| im | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| immediate | x/xx | Adjective |
| imminent | /xx | Adjective |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| improvident | x/xx | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| independent | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| injector | x/x | Noun |
| insufficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| introductory | xx/xx | Adjective |
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective |
| join | / | Verb, Noun |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| kid | / | Noun, Verb |
| lack | / | Noun, Verb |
| lamp | / | Noun, Verb |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| lengthened | /x | Adjective |
| lengthier | /xx | Adjective |
| light | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| little | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| lock | / | Noun, Verb |
| locket | /x | Noun |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| longish | /x | Adjective |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| meagre | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| measuring | /xx | Noun |
| medium | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| meld | / | Verb, Noun |
| memorandum | xx/x | Noun |
| merge | / | Verb, Noun |
| minimal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| minor | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| minute | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| missing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mix | / | Noun, Verb |
| molten | /x | Adjective |
| momentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| mortar | /x | Noun, Verb |
| much | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| nain | / | Name |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
