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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| avoid | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| wish someone well | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get one's hopes up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| hope against hope | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's fingers crossed | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stave off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| rise above | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cross one's fingers | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| knock on wood | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| avoid like the plague | x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| save someone's skin | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle past the graveyard | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| ignore | x/ | Verb |
| foil | / | Noun |
| hold one's breath | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pin one's hopes on | x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| fight shy of | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mock | / | Adjective |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stay out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| step back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| throw up one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| miss out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| see things | // | Phrase, Verb |
| promise the moon | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| pass unnoticed | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold against | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch a break | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| kiss goodbye | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's powder dry | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| do away with | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| farewell | x/ | Noun |
| cross my heart and hope to die | //////x | Phrase, Verb |
| goodbye | x/ | Noun |
| sit up | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| hop to it | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cook someone's goose | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hedge one's bets | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| reach for the stars | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| talk one's way out of | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| flinch | / | Verb |
| woe betide | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| guess | / | Noun |
| suspend one's disbelief | x//xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fake it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| want | / | Verb |
| go to the wall | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| paint a rosy picture | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go on one's merry way | ////x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| imagine | x/x | Verb |
| come through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| leave nothing to the imagination | //x/xx/x/x | Phrase |
| watch one's back | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play for time | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| may as well | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play the fool | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip someone's mind | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| switch off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sit on one's hands | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| skip out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw caution to the wind | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| brush aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's guard up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| act out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| plight | / | Noun |
| run for one's life | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| rain on someone's parade | ///xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look before one leaps | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| get one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| flatter | /x | Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| keep the wolf from the door | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wash one's hands of | //// | Phrase |
| get something over with | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| mind | / | Noun |
| play dead | // | Phrase, Verb |
| keep one's chin up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's tongue | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| sleep a wink | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abducted | x/x | Adjective |
| abroad | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| absence | /x | Noun |
| absent | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| admiration | xx/x | Noun |
| affection | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| afield | x/ | Adverb |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| alarm | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| alive | x/ | Adjective |
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| aloof | x/ | Adjective, Adverb |
| already | x/x | Adverb |
| ambition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| appetite | /xx | Noun |
| aside | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| aspiration | xx/x | Noun |
| aspire | x/ | Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwards | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| begrudge | x/ | Verb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| birthday | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blessing | /x | Noun |
| bone | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| by | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| choose | / | Verb, Noun |
| chu | / | Name |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| close | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coldest | /x | Adjective |
| college | /x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| compliments | /xx | Noun |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| congratulate | x/xx | Verb |
| consider | x/x | Verb |
| continued | x/x | Adjective |
| crave | / | Verb, Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| decide | x/ | Verb |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| departed | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| depopulated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| desiderata | xxx/x | Adjective |
| desirability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| desirable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| desire | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| desirous | x/x | Adjective |
| determination | xxx/x | Noun |
| devastated | /xxx | Adjective |
| disappear | xx/ | Verb |
| distance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| doe | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| dream | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| eagerness | /xx | Noun |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| elimination | xxx/x | Noun |
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| emotion | x/x | Noun |
| entreaty | x/x | Noun |
| envy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| eradicate | x/xx | Verb |
| erase | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| expect | x/ | Verb |
| expectation | xx/x | Noun |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| externally | x/xx | Adverb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| faraway | /x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| fern | / | Noun |
| forever | x/x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| forsaken | x/x | Adjective |
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| forthwith | // | Adverb |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| from | / | Verb |
| fulfilling | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| gratitude | /xx | Noun |
| greeting | /x | Noun |
| guest | / | Noun, Verb |
| hang | / | Verb, Noun |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| hear | / | Verb |
| heartbeat | /x | Noun |
| hence | / | Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| here | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| hey | / | Name, Verb |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| hope | / | Noun, Verb |
| immediately | x/xxx | Adverb |
| in | x | Verb, Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| inaccessible | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| independently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| insist | x/ | Verb |
| intend | x/ | Verb |
| intent | x/ | Noun, Adjective |
| intention | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| interest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| invited | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| it | / | Noun, Adjective |
| jesus | /x | Name, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| later | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| leakage | /x | Noun |
| leave | / | Verb, Noun |
| let | / | Verb, Noun |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| longer | /x | Noun |
| look | / | Verb, Noun |
| loose | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| lovely | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| luck | / | Noun, Verb |
| lust | / | Noun, Verb |
| margin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| maybe | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| me | / | Noun |
| mean | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| mouse | / | Noun, Verb |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| nearby | // | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| need | / | Verb, Noun |
| neglect | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| not | / | Adverb, Noun |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nutshell | /x | Noun, Verb |
| oath | / | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| omen | /x | Noun, Verb |
| on | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| outdoors | // | Noun, Adverb |
| outside | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
