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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| hold firm | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| resist | x/ | Noun, Verb, Noun |
| withstand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| give up | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| surrender | x/x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| stand one's ground | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the fort | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| stick to one's guns | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stand tall | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fight off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot down | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| hang tough | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in one's heels | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stay the course | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hold on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sit still | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stand between | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stay up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stick out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hunker down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bear up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sit tight | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's fire | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold down the fort | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's own | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| balk | / | Noun |
| stay put | // | Phrase, Verb |
| butt heads | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| hack | / | Noun |
| press on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hang tight | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hang on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep quiet | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| rise to the challenge | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| brace | / | Noun |
| hang together | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| tank | / | Noun |
| stick by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's peace | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up and be counted | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| fist | / | Noun |
| stand trial | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| stay in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's cool | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stick with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stick to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| affront | x/ | Noun |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| set on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's head high | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| set upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bear down on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand on one's own two feet | ////// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep the peace | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| rise to the occasion | //xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| tap out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come on strong | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| stay on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| close ranks | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's guard up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| sit idly by | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sit on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stick | / | Noun |
| press one's case | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fight the good fight | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's horses | //xx | Phrase, Verb |
| hang back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the cudgels | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| rise above | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| force one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| dig in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| drive a hard bargain | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike | / | Noun |
| lie in wait | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle under | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| stand down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| strain a point | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tackle | /x | Noun |
| hang out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| run at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| knuckle down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| baton | x/ | Noun |
| come at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's nose | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's chin up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| lash out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look in the face | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lay down one's arms | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand in | /x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| hold against | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go to the mat | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take something in one's stride | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| absolute | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| adamant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| adhere | x/ | Verb |
| advocate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| affirmative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| agency | /xx | Noun |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| airline | /x | Noun |
| align | x/ | Verb |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| appear | x/ | Verb |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ardent | /x | Adjective |
| are | / | Noun |
| arise | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| array | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| assemblage | x/x | Noun |
| assert | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| astride | x/ | Adverb |
| attend | x/ | Verb |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| auction house | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| authoritative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| backbone | /x | Noun |
| bandstand | /x | Noun |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| barn | / | Noun, Verb |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| bastion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| battle | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| belief | x/ | Noun |
| bench | / | Noun, Verb |
| bier | / | Noun |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bleachers | /x | Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bold | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| booksellers | /xx | Noun |
| booth | / | Noun |
| bouquet | x/ | Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bracket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breasts | / | Noun |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| broker | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brook | / | Noun, Verb |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| businesses | /xx | Noun |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| cabinet | /xx | Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| capitalists | /xxx | Noun |
| carrier | /xx | Noun |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| categorical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coherent | x/x | Adjective |
| colonization | xxx/x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| committed | x/x | Adjective |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| companies | /xx | Noun |
| compete | x/ | Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| confident | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| confirm | x/ | Verb, Adverb |
| conn | / | Noun, Verb |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| consolidate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| constant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| contention | x/x | Noun |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| contractor | /xx | Noun |
| conviction | x/x | Noun |
| convinced | x/ | Adjective |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| corporate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| corporation | xx/x | Noun |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| crisp | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| crunchy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crutch | / | Noun, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dealer | /x | Noun |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| defend | x/ | Verb |
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| determination | xxx/x | Noun |
| determined | x/x | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| durable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| dwell | / | Verb, Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| employer | x/x | Noun |
| endeavor | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enforceable | x/xx | Adjective |
| enterprise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| entity | /xx | Noun |
| entrenched | x/ | Adjective |
| entrepreneur | xxx/ | Noun |
| established | x/x | Adjective |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| executory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| explicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| factory | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fade | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| faith | / | Noun, Adverb |
| faithful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| farm | / | Noun, Verb |
| farmhouse | /x | Noun |
| farmstead | /x | Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| feet | / | Noun |
| fend | / | Verb, Noun |
| fermi | /x | Name |
| fervent | /x | Adjective |
| fest | / | Noun |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| fill | / | Verb, Noun |
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| firmed | / | Verb |
| fixed | / | Adjective |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| foothold | /x | Noun |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| forest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| form | / | Noun, Verb |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| forthright | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| fortify | /xx | Verb |
| fresh | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gazebo | x/x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
