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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| easy mark | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| target practice | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| easy pickings | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| hide | / | Noun |
| fish out of water | ////x | Phrase, Noun |
| elephant in the room | /xxxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| time bomb | // | Phrase, Noun |
| drop in the bucket | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| smoking gun | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| shot in the dark | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| dead giveaway | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| pickle | /x | Noun |
| warning sign | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sucker punch | /x/ | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| slam dunk | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| duck soup | // | Phrase, Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| bigger fish to fry | /x/// | Phrase, Noun |
| golden opportunity | /xxx/xx | Name, Name |
| lucky dip | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| rearguard action | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| dead set | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| blot on the escutcheon | //xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| fig leaf | // | Name, Name |
| big shot | // | Name, Name |
| fish to fry | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| snag | / | Noun |
| tightrope | /x | Noun |
| silver bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| pigeon | /x | Noun |
| hair trigger | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| door | / | Noun |
| kiss of death | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| bomb | / | Noun |
| toast | / | Noun |
| game face | // | Phrase, Noun |
| open season | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| skip | / | Noun |
| tip of the iceberg | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| poker face | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| basket case | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| dodge | / | Noun |
| catch | / | Noun |
| knock | / | Noun |
| drop | / | Noun |
| walk in the park | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| nothing for it | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| insurance | x/x | Noun |
| booby trap | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ace in the hole | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ducks and drakes | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| quicksand | /x | Noun |
| shotgun | /x | Noun |
| parting shot | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| loophole | /x | Noun |
| writing on the wall | /x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| piece of cake | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| fighting chance | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| proverbial | x/xx | Adjective |
| kettle of fish | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| magic bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| blame game | // | Phrase, Noun |
| snooze | / | Noun |
| stepping stone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hat trick | // | Phrase, Noun |
| fly in the ointment | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| lead | / | Noun |
| siren song | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| aberdeen | /xx | Name |
| acting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| affords | x/ | Verb |
| alligator | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| anas | /x | Verb |
| animal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| assembly | x/x | Noun |
| assis | /x | Noun |
| assisi | x/x | Name |
| audience | /xx | Noun |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| babysitting | /xxx | Noun |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beaver | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bench | / | Noun, Verb |
| bill | / | Noun, Verb |
| bird | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| brunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| buffalo | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bugger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bull | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| canard | x/ | Noun |
| cane | / | Noun, Verb |
| ceremony | /xxx | Noun |
| chair | / | Noun, Verb |
| chamber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chicken | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| circus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cirque | / | Noun |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| comfortable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| concert | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conference | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| crocodile | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| crow | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cruise | / | Noun, Verb |
| dabbling | /xx | Noun |
| dam | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| debate | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deer | / | Noun |
| dip | / | Noun, Verb |
| dipper | /x | Noun |
| discussion | x/x | Noun |
| dive | / | Noun, Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| donkey | /x | Noun |
| doug | / | Name |
| douse | / | Verb, Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dozens | /x | Noun |
| drake | / | Name |
| ducked | / | Verb |
| duckling | /x | Noun |
| ducky | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| duke | / | Noun, Verb |
| elected | x/x | Noun |
| elude | x/ | Verb |
| evade | x/ | Verb |
| excursion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| fowl | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fox | / | Noun, Verb |
| fudge | / | Noun, Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| goat | / | Noun, Verb |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| goose | / | Noun, Verb |
| granted | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| hare | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| hearing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| hedge | / | Noun, Verb |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hog | / | Noun, Verb |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| hunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| inquest | /x | Noun |
| judges | /x | Noun |
| kneeling | /x | Noun |
| log | / | Noun, Verb |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| magazine | /xx | Noun |
| mallard | /x | Noun |
| meeting | /x | Noun |
| muskrat | /x | Noun |
| negotiating | x/xxx | Verb, Noun |
| negotiation | xxx/x | Noun |
| newspaper | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| nonmoving | x/x | Adjective |
| ostrich | /x | Noun |
| parliament | /xx | Noun |
| parry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| partridge | /x | Noun |
| pheasant | /x | Noun |
| picnic | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pig | / | Noun, Verb |
| plenary | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| plenum | /x | Noun |
| pond | / | Noun, Verb |
| posing | /x | Noun |
| proceedings | x/x | Noun |
| put | / | Verb, Noun |
| put off | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| quack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| quilt | / | Noun, Verb |
| rabbit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| reception | x/x | Noun |
| redhead | /x | Noun |
| relax | x/ | Verb |
| resting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| riding | /x | Noun |
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| run | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| sat | / | Adjective, Noun |
| seance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| seat | / | Noun, Verb |
| serving | /x | Noun |
| session | /x | Noun, Verb |
| shirk | / | Verb, Noun |
| shoot | / | Verb, Noun |
| shun | / | Verb |
| sidestep | /x | Verb, Noun |
| sittings | /x | Noun |
| skirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| snipe | / | Noun, Verb |
| soup | / | Noun, Verb |
| squirrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| still | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| summit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| swan | / | Noun, Verb |
| swim | / | Verb, Noun |
| séance | / | Noun, Verb |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| teal | / | Noun, Adjective |
| television | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| tired | /x | Adjective |
| turkey | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| unmoving | x/x | Adjective |
| vehicle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| visit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| waiting | /x | Noun |
| water | /x | Noun, Verb |
| waterfowl | /xx | Noun |
