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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lose face | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come to grief | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lose touch | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall from grace | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| lose one's cool | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's shirt | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the worse | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make headway | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's mind | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose the plot | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's face | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the skids | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fight a losing battle | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| lose | / | Verb |
| drop | / | Noun |
| lose one's touch | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the count | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| back down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take its toll | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall off the wagon | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in smoke | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a dive | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's life | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| go to pot | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a walk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| land on one's feet | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a tumble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| climb down | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| not have a leg to stand on | //x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in the towel | /xx/x | Phrase, Verb |
| choke | / | Verb |
| lose one's nerve | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| find one's feet | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a back seat | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| get the worst of it | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| get off the ground | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| bring up the rear | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| switch off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| weigh down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cough up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| add insult to injury | //x//xx | Phrase, Verb |
| break even | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| come a long way | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose one's lunch | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| slack off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drop back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| back off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make time | // | Phrase, Verb |
| go up in flames | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| backfire | /x | Noun |
| come to nothing | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| catch a break | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fight shy of | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let oneself go | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| stuff | / | Noun |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the tables | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the dirt | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| slip up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| knock the stuffing out of | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's feet | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| stand down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| walk away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| hit the deck | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come to terms with | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| give in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a bath | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the better | /x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| go down the tubes | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drag one's feet | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| put a hurt on | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| find oneself | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go down with | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| crack up | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| hit a snag | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall into the wrong hands | /x/x// | Phrase, Verb |
| put to the sword | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| hang out to dry | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| shoot oneself in the foot | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| abandon | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| aboveground | x/x | Adjective |
| abrasive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| acceptor | x/x | Noun |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| acquire | x/x | Verb |
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| adversarial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| airfield | /x | Noun |
| allegation | xx/x | Noun |
| america | x/xx | Name |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| archipelago | xx/xx | Noun, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| ariel | /xx | Name |
| army | /x | Noun |
| ash | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| astray | x/ | Adverb |
| aurora | x/x | Name |
| austin | /x | Name, Adjective |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backyard | /x | Noun |
| badlands | /x | Noun |
| bake | / | Noun, Verb |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| barre | /x | Name, Verb |
| based | / | Verb, Adjective |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basement | /x | Noun |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| batter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| battlefield | /xx | Noun |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beef | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| belly | /x | Noun, Verb |
| belowground | x/x | Adjective |
| bench | / | Noun, Verb |
| berry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| binder | /x | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bo | / | Noun, Verb |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bogged | / | Adjective |
| bolt | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottomland | /xx | Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| brant | / | Name, Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| brightness | /x | Noun |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| campground | /x | Noun |
| cape | / | Noun, Verb |
| carpet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| causative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| cede | / | Verb |
| champaign | x/ | Name, Adjective |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| coastal plain | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| common ground | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| confluence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| confused | x/ | Adjective |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| constrained | x/ | Adjective |
| convergence | x/x | Noun |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| couch | / | Noun, Verb |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| countryside | /xx | Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| crushed | / | Adjective |
| damage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| defeat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| denominator | x/xxx | Noun |
| deprive | x/ | Verb |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| destruction | x/x | Noun |
| detour | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| disappear | xx/ | Verb |
| divert | x/ | Verb |
| domain | x/ | Noun |
| dough | / | Noun, Verb |
| downed | / | Adjective |
| drop off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dump | / | Noun, Verb |
| durable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| earthly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| earthquake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| emit | x/ | Verb |
| entry | /x | Noun |
| establish | x/x | Verb |
| estate | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| fail | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fall back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fart | / | Noun, Verb |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| fieldwork | /x | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| fool | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| foothold | /x | Noun |
| footing | /x | Noun |
| forego | x/ | Verb |
| foreland | /x | Noun |
| forest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forfeited | /xx | Adjective |
| forget | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| forgo | x/ | Verb |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| found | / | Verb, Noun |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| freshness | /x | Noun |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| gain | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| gain ground | // | Phrase, Verb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| geological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| get ahead | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| godforsaken | /x/x | Adjective |
| grass | / | Noun, Verb |
| grassroots | // | Adjective |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| grind | / | Verb, Noun |
| grounded | /x | Adjective |
| groundwater | /xx | Noun |
| groundwork | /x | Noun |
| grunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| hierarchic | x/x | Adjective |
| hills | / | Noun |
| hog | / | Noun, Verb |
| hold on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| homeland | /x | Noun |
| impersonal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| indoors | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| infantry | /xx | Noun |
| infantrymen | /xxx | Noun |
