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Word | Syllables | Categories |
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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 |