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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| fight back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| retaliate | x/xx | Verb | 
| bite back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| attack | x/ | Noun | 
| revenge | x/ | Noun | 
| strike | / | Noun | 
| combat | /x | Noun | 
| fight | / | Noun | 
| round | / | Noun | 
| round on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| repel | x/ | Verb | 
| strike out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| resist | x/ | Verb | 
| fire away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| battle | /x | Noun | 
| turn against | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| battle it out | /x// | Phrase, Verb | 
| take | / | Verb | 
| fend off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| descend | x/ | Verb | 
| ward | / | Noun | 
| break | / | Noun | 
| avenge | x/ | Verb | 
| beat back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| set about | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| flank | / | Noun | 
| assail | x/ | Verb | 
| assault | x/ | Noun | 
| engage | x/ | Verb | 
| raid | / | Noun | 
| bomb | / | Noun | 
| work over | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| defend | x/ | Verb | 
| rush | / | Noun | 
| set against | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| keep back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| parry | /x | Noun | 
| have at | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| face off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb | 
| strike in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| switchblade | /x | Noun | 
| turn on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| kick | / | Noun | 
| lash | / | Noun | 
| revile | x/ | Verb | 
| antagonize | x/xx | Verb | 
| react | x/ | Verb | 
| punch | / | Noun | 
| roll | / | Noun | 
| offend | x/ | Verb | 
| surprise | x/ | Noun | 
| gang up on | /xx | Phrase, Verb | 
| barrage | x/ | Noun | 
| ward off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| rise | / | Noun | 
| beat | / | Noun | 
| threat | / | Noun | 
| go to war | /// | Phrase, Verb | 
| slam | / | Noun | 
| beset | x/ | Verb | 
| rear | / | Noun | 
| back away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| fight off | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| confront | x/ | Verb | 
| insult | x/ | Noun | 
| ambush | /x | Noun | 
| brawl | / | Noun | 
| hawk | / | Noun | 
| beat up | /x | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun | 
| kick in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| serve out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| fall back upon | //x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| lay back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| stick up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| forehand | /x | Noun | 
| reach | / | Noun | 
| spite | / | Noun | 
| stand back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| revolt | x/ | Noun | 
| start | / | Noun | 
| blitz | / | Noun | 
| throw back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| repulse | x/ | Noun | 
| stab | / | Noun | 
| overturn | /xx | Verb | 
| sort out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| throw | / | Verb | 
| recoil | x/ | Noun | 
| counteract | /xx | Verb | 
| swarm | / | Noun | 
| offer | /x | Noun | 
| shoot | / | Noun | 
| face | / | Noun | 
| snipe | / | Noun | 
| mortar | /x | Noun | 
| connect | x/ | Verb | 
| lay on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| take exception | /x/x | Phrase, Verb | 
| collide | x/ | Noun | 
| service | /x | Noun | 
| hammer | /x | Noun | 
| rival | /x | Noun | 
| set back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| action | /x | Noun | 
| jump | / | Noun | 
| back out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| visit | /x | Noun | 
| retire | x/ | Verb | 
| swoop | / | Noun | 
| break out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| retract | x/ | Verb | 
| feint | / | Noun | 
| rage | / | Noun | 
| threaten | /x | Verb | 
| charge | / | Noun | 
| break through | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| withstand | x/ | Verb | 
| attempt | x/ | Noun | 
| invade | x/ | Verb | 
| oppose | x/ | Verb | 
| wrestle | /x | Verb | 
| swap | / | Noun | 
| buffet | /x | Noun | 
| turn round | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| turn back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| walk back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| bate | / | Noun | 
| swipe | / | Noun | 
| square | / | Noun | 
| tackle | /x | Noun | 
| pincer | /x | Noun | 
| leather | /x | Noun | 
| take heart | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| brunt | / | Noun | 
| turn away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| wrack | / | Noun | 
| power | /x | Noun | 
| cut back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| choke back | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| accompany | x/xx | Verb | 
| accomplish | x/x | Verb | 
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| ache | / | Noun, Verb | 
| achieve | x/ | Verb | 
| adjoining | x/x | Adjective | 
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| affect | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| afflict | x/ | Verb | 
| afresh | x/ | Adverb | 
| aft | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| afternoon | xx/ | Noun, Adverb | 
| again | x/ | Adverb | 
| against | x/ | Adverb | 
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| ahead | x/ | Adverb | 
| along | x/ | Adverb | 
| already | x/x | Adverb | 
| an | / | Noun | 
| anew | x/ | Adverb | 
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| apartheid | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| arcing | /x | Noun | 
| arrears | x/ | Noun | 
| arrive | x/ | Verb | 
| astern | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| attain | x/ | Verb | 
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb | 
| back up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| backbone | /x | Noun | 
| backcountry | //x | Noun | 
| backdrop | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| backed | / | Adjective | 
| backend | x/ | Noun | 
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| backhand | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| backseat | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| backtrack | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| backup | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| backyard | /x | Noun | 
| ball | / | Noun, Verb | 
| band | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| barn | / | Noun, Verb | 
| baseball | // | Noun | 
| bash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| batter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| beach | / | Noun, Verb | 
| beak | / | Noun, Verb | 
| before | x/ | Adverb | 
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| believe | x/ | Verb | 
| belly | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bench | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bentley | /x | Name | 
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| blackout | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| body | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bombard | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| boost | / | Verb, Noun | 
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| bottom out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| bowling | /x | Noun | 
| boycott | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bricked | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| bring | / | Verb | 
| bring forward | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| broadside | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| build | / | Verb, Noun | 
| bump | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bump into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| bunt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| busting | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| butt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| campaign | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| cancel | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| cancellation | xx/x | Noun | 
| cease | / | Verb, Noun | 
| champion | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| chance on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| chest | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chine | / | Noun, Verb | 
| chop | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clap | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clash | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clock | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cloud | / | Noun, Verb | 
| clout | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cluttered | /x | Adjective | 
| coast | / | Noun, Verb | 
| coccyx | /x | Noun | 
| coin | / | Noun, Verb | 
| coinage | /x | Noun | 
| collect | x/ | Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| come | / | Verb, Noun | 
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| come to | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| come upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| comeback | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| communist | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| conclude | x/ | Verb | 
| confirm | x/ | Verb, Adverb | 
| contest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| conversely | /xx | Adverb | 
| conversion | x/x | Noun | 
| copies | /x | Noun | 
| coup | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective | 
| dab | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective | 
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| defense | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| defensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dele | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| dent | / | Noun, Verb | 
| determine | x/x | Verb | 
| develop | x/x | Verb | 
| devise | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| disassemble | xx/x | Verb | 
| discover | x/x | Verb, Noun | 
| dismantle | x/x | Verb | 
| disturb | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| door | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dorsal | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| dorsum | /x | Noun | 
| dos | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dossier | x/ | Noun | 
| double up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| dual | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| earlier | /xx | Adverb, Adjective | 
| encumber | x/x | Verb | 
| end | / | Noun, Verb | 
| endorse | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| ensure | x/ | Verb | 
| erase | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| establish | x/x | Verb | 
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| excise | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
