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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| under attack | /xx/ | Phrase |
| vulnerable | /xxx | Adjective |
| under pressure | /x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| under siege | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| under cover | /x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| firefight | /x | Noun |
| gunfight | /x | Noun |
| outnumbered | x/x | Verb |
| situational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| counterattack | /xxx | Noun |
| firing line | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| fighting | /x | Noun |
| under way | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| gunfire | /xx | Noun |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective |
| catching fire | /x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| besieged | x/ | Verb |
| underinsured | xxxx | Adjective |
| underperformance | xxx/x | Noun |
| attacking | x/x | Verb |
| underperforming | /xxxx | Adjective |
| open fire | /x/x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| front line | // | Phrase, Noun |
| on fire | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| ambushed | /x | Verb |
| defenseless | x/x | Adjective |
| deployed | x/ | Verb |
| undervalue | /xxx | Verb |
| firestorm | /x | Noun |
| catch fire | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| war zone | // | Phrase, Noun |
| friendly fire | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| wounded | /x | Verb |
| combatting | x/x | Verb |
| adversity | x/xx | Noun |
| attackers | x/x | Noun |
| collateral damage | x/xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| pitched battle | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| underfunded | /xxx | Adjective |
| defences | x/x | Noun |
| situations | xx/x | Noun |
| enemies | /xx | Noun |
| defending | x/x | Verb |
| understaffed | /xx | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective |
| embattled | x/x | Adjective |
| opposing | x/x | Verb |
| underappreciated | /xx/xxx | Adjective |
| fall under | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| casualties | /xxx | Noun |
| underutilized | /xxxx | Adjective |
| skirmishing | /xx | Noun |
| underused | xx/ | Adjective |
| shot down | // | Phrase |
| circumstances | /xxx | Noun |
| shootings | /x | Noun |
| burning | /x | Noun |
| ablaze | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| accordance | x/x | Noun |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| acid | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun |
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| alight | x/ | Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| amid | x/ | Noun |
| ammunition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| amongst | x/ | |
| ardor | /x | Noun |
| ardour | /x | Noun |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arouse | x/ | Verb |
| arson | /x | Noun, Verb |
| artillery | x/xx | Noun |
| ask for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| australia | x/x | Name |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| axe | / | Noun, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Verb, Noun |
| baited | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| baking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| ballast | /x | Noun, Verb |
| barracks | /x | Noun |
| barrage | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| battery | /xx | Noun |
| beacon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beam | / | Noun, Verb |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| bed | / | Noun, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| beneath | x/ | Adverb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| blaze | / | Noun, Verb |
| blinded | /x | Adjective |
| bombardment | x/x | Noun |
| bombing | /x | Noun |
| bonfire | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| borg | / | Name, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| boundary | /xx | Noun |
| brand | / | Noun, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| brigade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| broadside | /x | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| brush fire | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| burner | /x | Noun |
| burst | / | Verb, Noun |
| butter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| caliber | /xx | Noun |
| calibre | /xx | Noun |
| calling | /x | Noun |
| campfire | /xx | Noun |
| can | / | Verb, Noun |
| cashier | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ceasefire | //x | Noun |
| chimney | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cholera | /xx | Noun |
| clean out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| comatose | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| combusted | x/x | Verb |
| combustion | x/x | Noun |
| con | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| conditions | x/x | Noun |
| conflagration | xx/x | Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| construction | x/x | Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| cooking | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| criticism | /xxx | Noun |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| danger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dans | / | Noun |
| dependent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| depose | x/ | Verb |
| deputy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| diminished | x/x | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| dis | / | Noun, Verb |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dismantled | x/x | Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| dismissal | x/x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| drive out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| dung | / | Noun, Verb |
| during | /x | Noun |
| edited | /xx | Adjective |
| eld | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| elicit | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| employ | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| engine | /x | Noun, Verb |
| evoke | x/ | Verb |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| excite | x/ | Verb |
| exert | x/ | Verb |
| expel | x/ | Verb |
| explode | x/ | Verb |
| exposure | x/x | Noun |
| extinction | x/x | Noun |
| extinguisher | x/xx | Noun |
| fervor | /x | Noun |
| fervour | /x | Noun |
| feu | / | Noun, Verb |
| fewer | /x | Adjective |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| fire up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| firearm | /xx | Noun |
| fireball | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| firefighter | /xx | Noun |
| firehouse | /xx | Noun |
| fireman | /x | Noun |
| fireplace | /xx | Noun |
| firepower | /xx | Noun |
| firewall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fireworks | /x | Noun |
| flak | / | Noun |
| flame | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| flammability | xx/xx | Noun |
| flare | / | Noun, Verb |
| flash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| for | / | Noun |
| forest fire | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| from | / | Noun |
| fuel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| furlough | /x | Noun, Verb |
| furnace | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fury | /x | Noun |
| fuse | / | Noun, Verb |
| gat | / | Noun, Verb |
