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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| slap on the wrist | //x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| works | / | Noun |
| seeing to | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| torture | /x | Noun |
| beat up | /x | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| cut and thrust | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| stick | / | Noun |
| proverbial | x/xx | Adjective |
| third degree | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| stretch | / | Noun |
| fair shake | // | Phrase, Noun |
| spit and polish | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| noli me tangere | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| impact | x/ | Noun |
| hell to pay | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| target practice | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| what for | // | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| heavy lifting | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| grip | / | Noun |
| helping hand | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| labor of love | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| tightrope | /x | Noun |
| rearguard action | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| hatchet job | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crash course | // | Phrase, Noun |
| stroke | / | Noun |
| eye for an eye | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| burn | / | Noun |
| rocky road | /x/ | Name, Name |
| raw deal | // | Phrase, Noun |
| guilt trip | // | Phrase, Noun |
| touch | / | Noun |
| game face | // | Phrase, Noun |
| law of the jungle | //x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| kiss of life | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| talk | / | Noun |
| elbow grease | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| clean break | // | Phrase, Noun |
| geographical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| shakedown | /x | Noun |
| clinch | / | Noun |
| pulling the plug | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| push | / | Noun |
| glove | / | Noun |
| thrust | / | Noun |
| dare | / | Verb |
| charm offensive | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| hot water | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| tango | /x | Noun |
| cold turkey | //x | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| deep cut | // | Phrase, Noun |
| dose | / | Noun |
| nuclear option | /xx/x | Name, Name |
| what it takes | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| whack | / | Noun |
| fighting chance | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| change of heart | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun |
| grind | / | Noun |
| dead set | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| hard sell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| magic bullet | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| how do you do | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| heavy artillery | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| grasp | / | Noun |
| stir | / | Verb |
| free pass | // | Phrase, Noun |
| cross to bear | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| tether | /x | Noun |
| tack | / | Noun |
| bite | / | Noun |
| hold | / | Noun |
| pinch | / | Noun |
| testing ground | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| adam | /x | Name |
| adamant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| admiration | xx/x | Noun |
| admire | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| adorable | x/xx | Adjective |
| adoration | xx/x | Noun |
| adore | x/ | Verb |
| affection | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| affinity | x/xx | Noun |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ago | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ailment | /x | Noun |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| amity | /xx | Noun |
| amo | /x | Noun |
| amor | /x | Noun |
| amorous | /xx | Adjective |
| amour | x/ | Noun |
| angel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| appreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| ardor | /x | Noun |
| ardour | /x | Noun |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| artless | /x | Adjective |
| assertive | x/x | Adjective |
| attachment | x/x | Noun |
| austere | x/ | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| babe | / | Noun |
| baby | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bawdy | /x | Adjective |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| beauty | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bed | / | Noun, Verb |
| beefy | /x | Adjective |
| beloved | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| benevolence | x/xx | Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bless | / | Verb, Noun |
| bliss | / | Noun |
| bonk | / | Noun, Verb |
| brave | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| breed | / | Noun, Verb |
| bruiser | /x | Noun |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| cabbage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| callous | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| care for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| caritas | x/x | Verb |
| cartilaginous | /xxxx | Adjective |
| charity | /xx | Noun |
| chattering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cherish | /x | Verb, Noun |
| chewy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| chip | / | Noun, Verb |
| christ | / | Name |
| chrysalis | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| chuckles | /x | Verb |
| chunky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| companionship | x/xx | Noun |
| compassion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| comradeship | /xx | Noun |
| condition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| conquers | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| corny | /x | Adjective |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| cow | / | Noun, Verb |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| crescent | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crippling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| crush | / | Verb, Noun |
| crying | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| crystalline | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| darling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| desire | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| determined | x/x | Adjective |
| detest | x/ | Verb |
| devotion | x/x | Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| dicey | /x | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| dig | / | Verb, Noun |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| dirty | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| dogged | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| doll | / | Noun |
| dome | / | Noun, Verb |
| dorado | x/x | Name |
| dote | / | Verb, Noun |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dur | x | Noun, Adjective |
| dura | /x | Noun |
| durable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| eff | / | Noun, Verb |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| energetic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| enjoy | x/ | Verb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| enthusiasm | x/xxx | Noun |
| entrancing | x/x | Adjective |
| eros | /x | Noun |
| erotic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| estonia | x/xx | Name |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extravagant | x/xx | Adjective |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| extremist | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fancies | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fascist | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| favor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| favorite | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| feeling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| fermi | /x | Name |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| fibrous | /x | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| filthy | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| flame | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fond | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fondness | /x | Noun |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| fort | / | Noun, Verb |
| found | / | Verb, Noun |
| fraternity | x/xx | Noun |
| friendship | /x | Noun |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| fundamentalist | xx/xx | Noun |
| get off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| girl | / | Noun, Verb |
| gladness | /x | Noun |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| goddess | /x | Noun |
| golf | / | Noun, Verb |
| goodness | /x | Noun |
| goon | / | Noun, Verb |
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grim | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
