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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| big deal | // | Name, Name |
| uphill battle | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| stretch | / | Noun |
| heavy lifting | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| what it takes | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| hell to pay | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| bigger fish to fry | /x/// | Phrase, Noun |
| slam dunk | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| big shot | // | Name, Name |
| piece of cake | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| tightrope | /x | Noun |
| gotcha | /x | Noun |
| big talk | // | Name, Name |
| how do you do | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| truckload | /x | Noun |
| flat out | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| glove | / | Noun |
| cross to bear | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| dare | / | Verb |
| pickle | /x | Noun |
| elephant in the room | /xxxx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| snowball | /x | Noun |
| bone to pick | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| joke | / | Noun |
| race against time | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| bucket list | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| push | / | Noun |
| level best | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| snag | / | Noun |
| game face | // | Phrase, Noun |
| contract | /x | Noun |
| rocky road | /x/ | Name, Name |
| heavy artillery | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| dose | / | Noun |
| drop in the bucket | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| catch | / | Noun |
| last straw | // | Phrase, Noun |
| leg up | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| short shrift | // | Phrase, Noun |
| top dog | // | Phrase, Noun |
| hatchet job | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun |
| time bomb | // | Phrase, Noun |
| big whoop | // | Name, Name |
| far cry | // | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| badge of honor | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| shout | / | Noun |
| pigeon | /x | Noun |
| tip of the iceberg | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| swot | / | Name |
| tilt | / | Noun |
| tango | /x | Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| deal | / | Noun |
| claim to fame | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| target practice | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| stab | / | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| dodge | / | Noun |
| golden opportunity | /xxx/xx | Name, Name |
| thrust | / | Noun |
| reach | / | Noun |
| smile from ear to ear | ///// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| big picture | //x | Name, Name |
| running | /x | Verb |
| dream come true | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| dead set | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| knock | / | Noun |
| raw deal | // | Phrase, Noun |
| done deal | // | Phrase, Noun |
| quantum leap | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| top secret | //x | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| hair trigger | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| leap | / | Noun |
| dance | / | Noun |
| sell | / | Verb |
| millstone | /x | Noun |
| load | / | Noun |
| fist | / | Noun |
| pie in the sky | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| labor of love | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| pipe dream | // | Phrase, Noun |
| helping hand | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| one up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| upper hand | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chop | / | Noun |
| toss | / | Noun |
| toast of the town | //x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| brainstorm | /x | Noun |
| round table | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| picnic | /x | Noun |
| stepping stone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| fork | / | Noun |
| hot water | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| bottleneck | /xx | Noun |
| accomplish | x/x | Verb |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| actuation | /x/x | Noun |
| additive | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| admissible | x/xx | Adjective |
| adopted | x/x | Adjective |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| agenda | x/x | Noun |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| albatross | /xx | Noun |
| allow | x/ | Verb |
| alto | /x | Noun |
| american legion | x/xx/x | Name, Noun |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| anticipation | xxx/x | Noun |
| application | xx/x | Noun |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arrange | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| arrangement | x/x | Noun |
| array | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arrest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| arrhenius | x/xx | Verb |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| association | xxx/x | Noun |
| athenaeum | xx/x | Name |
| atheneum | /xx | Name |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| authorization | xxx/x | Noun |
| auto | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| avoid | x/ | Verb |
| bailiff | /x | Noun |
| ban | / | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| batman | /x | Name, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| behalf | x/ | Noun |
| behest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| belonging | x/x | Noun |
| bigger | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bilinear | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| binomial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blush | / | Noun, Verb |
| boro | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| bylaw | /x | Noun |
| cairn | / | Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| car | / | Noun |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| category | /xxx | Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| cedar | /x | Noun |
| centimeter | /xxx | Noun |
| centimetre | /xxx | Noun |
| cereal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cessation | x/x | Noun |
| chaos | /x | Noun |
| chapter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chronology | x/xx | Noun |
| clad | / | Verb, Adjective |
| class | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clean up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| closure | /x | Noun |
| cloture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| college | /x | Noun |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| commander | x/x | Noun |
| commandment | x/x | Noun |
| commission | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| committal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| compel | x/ | Verb |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| concord | /x | Noun, Verb |
| concordance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| condemn | x/ | Verb |
| condemnation | xx/x | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| connoisseur | xx/ | Noun |
| consecrate | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| consequent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| consideration | xxx/x | Noun |
| conspiracy | x/xx | Noun, Verb |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| converge | x/ | Verb |
| convict | /x | Verb, Noun |
| conviction | x/x | Noun |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| correlation | xx/x | Noun |
| country club | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| coupling | /x | Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| coven | /x | Noun |
| cross | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| curfew | /x | Noun |
| dane | / | Name |
| decide | x/ | Verb |
| decision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| decree | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| degree | x/ | Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| demise | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| denomination | xxx/x | Noun |
| destiny | /xx | Noun |
| determination | xxx/x | Noun |
| dictate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| direction | x/x | Noun |
| directive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| disarray | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| discipline | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| disentangle | xx/x | Verb |
| disorder | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| dispensation | xx/x | Noun |
| disposal | x/x | Noun |
| disposition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| district | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| doom | / | Noun, Verb |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| downgrade | // | Noun, Verb |
| draft | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| ductile | /x | Adjective |
| dumpy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| edict | /x | Noun |
| effect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| effector | x/x | Noun |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| enable | x/x | Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endgame | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| enforcement | x/x | Noun |
| enjoin | x/ | Verb |
| ensure | x/ | Verb |
| equilibrium | xx/xx | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| expiration | xx/x | Noun |
| expire | x/ | Verb |
| expiry | x/x | Noun |
| exponential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| extent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| eye | / | Noun, Verb |
| eyesight | /x | Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fan | / | Noun, Verb |
| fashion | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| favour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| feather | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fiat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
