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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| look the other way | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| wink | / | Noun |
| turn up one's nose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the other cheek | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn one's nose up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take no notice of | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blank | / | Noun |
| turn on one's heel | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| look through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on deaf ears | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| look down one's nose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| brush aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pass unnoticed | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blow off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sit on one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| lay eyes on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn tail | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hide one's light under a bushel | ////xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| cut someone dead | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| steal a glance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live a lie | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's head down | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| shut one's face | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| believe one's eyes | x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pass the buck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a dim view of | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| have one's eye on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| sit idly by | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| clap eyes on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep an eye on | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| go over someone's head | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the knife in the wound | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the eye | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| switch off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's eyes peeled | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| watch one's back | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| turn over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| carry on | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| open someone's eyes | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch someone's eye | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look over one's shoulder | //x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| thumb one's nose | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| eyeball | /x | Noun |
| sweep something under the rug | //x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| watch like a hawk | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a back seat | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| cold shoulder | //x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| keep quiet | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stare someone in the face | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's eyes open | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the knife | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull the wool over someone's eyes | /x//x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| watch out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's nose | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| flip off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| zone out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw under the bus | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| flip the bird | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn round | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fly in the face of | /xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| give someone the slip | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's mouth shut | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| live under a rock | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| watch it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| button one's lip | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| cover one's tracks | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| face down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| keep a low profile | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| tip the wink | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| treat like dirt | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn over a new leaf | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn a hair | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's eye on the ball | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the tables | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle in the dark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| see eye to eye | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| make no bones about | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put up with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tip one's hand | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep a lid on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acorn | /x | Noun |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| activate | /xx | Verb |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| add up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| addition | x/x | Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adjustable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| advent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| agreement | x/x | Noun |
| aimless | /x | Adjective |
| ain | / | Noun |
| ait | / | Noun |
| alter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| alternate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ameliorate | x/xx | Verb |
| amend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| an | / | Noun |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| apparel | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| appointed | x/x | Adjective |
| appraise | x/ | Verb |
| approach | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| asylum | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| attach | x/ | Verb |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attentive | x/x | Adjective |
| attract | x/ | Verb |
| auditory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| avert | x/ | Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| awnings | /x | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bald | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ballot | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barrels | /x | Noun |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| bend | / | Noun, Verb |
| besotted | x/x | Adjective |
| betray | x/ | Verb |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bight | / | Noun, Verb |
| bigoted | /xx | Adjective |
| binary | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| binocular | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| black out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| blind drunk | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| blinded | /x | Adjective |
| blindfold | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| blood | / | Noun, Verb |
| blurred | / | Adjective |
| blurry | /x | Adjective |
| boil | / | Noun, Verb |
| boil down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| boot | / | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| break loose | // | Phrase, Verb |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| breast | / | Noun, Verb |
| bring | / | Verb, Noun |
| brow | / | Noun, Verb |
| bump | / | Noun, Verb |
| burn | / | Verb, Noun |
| bustle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| cache | / | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| canthus | xx | Noun |
| cap | / | Noun, Verb |
| capsule | /x | Noun, Verb |
| car | / | Noun |
| carbonate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| catalyze | /xx | Verb |
| catch fire | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| central artery of the retina | /x/xx/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| central city | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| centre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| chill | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| chill out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| chuck | / | Noun, Verb |
| circumference | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| circumvent | xx/ | Verb |
| citrate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| civic center | /x/x | Name, Name |
| close | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| clot | / | Noun, Verb |
| clothe | / | Verb |
| clouded | /x | Adjective |
| cloudy | /x | Adjective |
| coil | / | Noun, Verb |
| coke | / | Noun, Verb |
| combust | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| come down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| comeback | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coming back | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| commencement | x/x | Noun |
| comment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| commute | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| concentrate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| congenitally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| conjunctiva | xx/x | Noun |
| connect | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| consequence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| consult | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| contact | /x | Noun, Verb |
| contrast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| control | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| conversion | x/x | Noun |
| convert | /x | Verb, Noun |
| convince | x/ | Verb |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cool it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| corkscrew | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cornea | /xx | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| count | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| counterpart | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| counterparty | /xxx | Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| crank | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crook | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cross | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| crossroads | /x | Noun |
| cue | / | Noun, Verb |
| cupboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
