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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| play fair | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| stand in | /x | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| stand a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a bargain | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| abet | x/ | Noun |
| ring true | // | Phrase, Verb |
| jockey for position | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| talk through one's hat | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| bout | / | Noun |
| go in for | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take the field | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beg to differ | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| cash in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold one's own | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beat | / | Noun |
| fit the bill | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play the game | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| ballpark | /x | Noun |
| compete | x/ | Verb |
| drive a hard bargain | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| take for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| budge | / | Noun |
| cry foul | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| take a stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| guess | / | Noun |
| earn one's keep | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| stand trial | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come first | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fiddle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shotgun | /x | Noun |
| strike a blow | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fight the good fight | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| call for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| carry off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn up trumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pick | / | Verb |
| bury | /x | Noun |
| walk off with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| tick | / | Noun |
| take someone's word for it | //x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| bang to rights | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Verb |
| gamble | /x | Noun |
| punt | / | Noun |
| have it out | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| land on one's feet | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| make hay | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hit out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bail | / | Noun |
| call someone's bluff | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's best foot forward | /////x | Phrase, Verb |
| push | / | Noun |
| go to bat | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get one's hopes up | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| pound | / | Noun |
| bite | / | Noun |
| argue the toss | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bawl out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| ask for the moon | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| strike it rich | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| pay one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| have it coming | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| bounce | / | Noun |
| hit the jackpot | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike | / | Noun |
| give as good as one gets | ////// | Phrase, Verb |
| take up the cudgels | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| call to account | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| stand up and be counted | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| not have a leg to stand on | //x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| seek one's fortune | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a tumble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pass muster | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the cards | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take someone's part | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hit it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| spring for | // | Phrase, Verb |
| acceptable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| adjusted | x/x | Adjective |
| advantageous | xx/x | Adjective |
| advertised | /xx | Adjective |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| agreed | x/ | Adjective |
| aim | / | Noun, Verb |
| allure | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| annualized | /xxx | Adjective |
| ante | /x | Noun, Verb |
| antitrust | xx/ | Adjective |
| appeal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| applicable | /xxx | Adjective |
| applicant | /xx | Noun |
| application | xx/x | Noun |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| approval | x/x | Noun |
| ask | / | Verb, Noun |
| atta | /x | Name |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| auction | /x | Noun, Verb |
| audition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| availability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| award | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| balanced | /x | Adjective |
| ballroom | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bazaar | x/ | Noun |
| beautiful | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| behest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bella | /x | Name |
| belle | / | Name |
| beseech | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| better | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bidder | /x | Noun |
| blond | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blonde | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bonnie | /x | Name, Adjective |
| bonny | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| booking | /x | Noun |
| bounty | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brewery | /xx | Noun |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bud | / | Noun, Verb |
| buyer | /x | Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| candid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| candidacy | /xxx | Noun |
| candidate | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| candidature | /xx/ | Noun |
| carnival | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| celebration | xx/x | Noun |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| circus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| clever | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| comely | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| commandment | x/x | Noun |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| commission | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| concert | /x | Noun, Verb |
| congratulate | x/xx | Verb |
| contract | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| convene | x/ | Verb |
| correct | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| dark | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| decent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| deference | /xx | Noun |
| delivers | x/x | Verb |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| democratic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| desire | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| dictation | x/x | Noun |
| dignified | /xx | Adjective |
| direction | x/x | Noun |
| discount | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| disinterested | x/xx | Adjective |
| dispassionate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| due | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| egalitarian | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| endeavor | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| entreat | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| entry | /x | Noun |
| equal | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| equality | x/xx | Noun |
| equity | /xx | Noun |
| even | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| exhibit | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| exhibition | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| expo | /x | Noun |
| exposition | xx/x | Noun |
| exposure | x/x | Noun |
| eyebrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fairer | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fairground | /x | Noun |
| fairly | /x | Adverb |
| faithful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| faq | / | Name |
| fare | / | Noun, Verb |
| february | /xxx | Name |
| feminine | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ferris wheel | /x/ | Name, Name |
| festival | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fete | / | Noun, Verb |
| fiesta | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| fight | / | Verb, Noun |
| filing | /x | Noun |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fitting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| foray | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foul | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| franc | / | Noun |
| frank | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gallery | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| games | / | Noun |
| gathering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| general | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| generic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| genuine | /xx | Adjective |
| goal | / | Noun, Verb |
| guaranteed | xx/ | Adjective |
| healthy | /x | Adjective |
| holiday | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| honest | /x | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| honesty | /xx | Noun |
| honourable | /xxx | Adjective, Name |
| host | / | Noun, Verb |
| hui | /x | Name |
| impartial | x/x | Adjective |
| indifferent | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| inequitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| injunction | x/x | Noun |
| intention | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| introduction | xx/x | Noun |
| invitation | xx/x | Noun |
| invite | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| itemized | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| judicious | x/x | Adjective |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| justice | /x | Noun |
| justifiable | /xxxx | Adjective |
