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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| read someone's mind | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| read minds | // | Phrase, Verb |
| read | / | Verb |
| say it all | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| go over someone's head | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a hint | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| grasp at straws | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| see the light | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| catch someone's drift | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| see things | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lie behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get the picture | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take something as read | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| slip through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| feel one's way | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall through the cracks | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put words in someone's mouth | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| guess | / | Noun |
| play by ear | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| beat around the bush | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| talk through one's hat | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a stab at | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| drop a hint | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| let on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| smell a rat | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get one's wires crossed | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| talk at | // | Phrase, Verb |
| feel out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| scratch one's head | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| scratch the surface | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between the cracks | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cross the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| look on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play fast and loose | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| lay behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tip one's hand | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get the hint | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| live a lie | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whistle in the dark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| work through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut corners | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| think out loud | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| draw a line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take someone's word for it | //x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| get around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the line | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play games | // | Phrase, Verb |
| browse | / | Noun |
| ask around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| bend the rules | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a chance | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go without saying | /x//x | Phrase, Verb |
| put down as | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| overstep the mark | /xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| break cover | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| twist someone's words | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put out feelers | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| cut to the quick | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tune in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| break through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lie through one's teeth | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| peek | / | Noun |
| cut both ways | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| get it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take a risk | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| bark up the wrong tree | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| cut through | // | Phrase, Verb |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| get a line on | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| look the other way | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| listen up | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| toe the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get behind | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go too far | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| use one's noggin | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| let something slip | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| go against the grain | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| poke | / | Noun |
| whistle past the graveyard | /x/x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| pick apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pick out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| tip the wink | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| beg to differ | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| give something a miss | //xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| play along | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| run with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take to heart | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| espy | /x | Name |
| run afoul of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| abstinent | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| academically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| accessed | /x | Verb, Noun |
| accessions | x/x | Noun |
| acquaint | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| acrobatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| activity | x/xx | Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| age | / | Noun, Verb |
| airlines | /x | Verb |
| airways | /x | Noun |
| align | x/ | Verb |
| alignments | x/x | Noun |
| allocations | xx/x | Noun |
| aloud | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| amend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| amid | x/ | Noun |
| amidst | x/ | |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| amongst | x/ | |
| anagram | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| announce | x/ | Verb |
| anon | xx | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| approaches | x/x | Noun |
| appropriations | xxx/x | Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| arabic | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| arcs | / | Noun |
| areas | /xx | Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| arrowheads | /xx | Noun |
| aspects | /x | Noun |
| audit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| avenues | /xx | Noun |
| axes | /x | Noun |
| axles | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backflow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bands | / | Verb |
| bars | / | Noun |
| baselines | /x | Noun |
| bases | /x | Noun |
| bebop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| becomes | x/ | Verb |
| bed | / | Noun, Verb |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| benchmarks | /x | Noun |
| betwixt | x/ | Noun |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| borders | /x | Noun |
| boundaries | /xx | Noun |
| bounds | / | Noun |
| boxed | / | Adjective |
| bracketed | /xx | Adjective |
| brain | / | Noun, Verb |
| branches | /x | Verb |
| brands | / | Verb |
| briefed | / | Adjective |
| bunk | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| cables | /x | Noun |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| canals | x/ | Noun |
| carriers | /xx | Noun |
| categories | /xxx | Noun |
| catheters | /xx | Noun |
| censored | /x | Adjective |
| chains | / | Adjective |
| champs | / | Adjective |
| channels | /x | Noun |
| check | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| chromatic | x/x | Adjective |
| circuits | /x | Noun |
| classes | /x | Noun |
| cleavages | /xx | Noun |
| clues | / | Noun |
| coastlines | /x | Noun |
| columns | /x | Noun |
| comes | / | Noun |
| companies | /xx | Noun |
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| components | x/x | Noun |
| composite | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| comprehend | xx/ | Verb |
| conduits | /xx | Noun |
| connecting | x/x | Noun |
| connections | x/x | Noun |
| considered | x/x | Adjective |
| consignments | x/x | Noun |
| construe | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| consult | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| content | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| continue | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| contours | /x | Noun |
| conventionalized | x/xxx | Adjective |
| copyrighted | /xxx | Adjective |
| cords | / | Noun |
| corresponding | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| costume | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cot | / | Noun |
| courses | /x | Noun |
| crib | / | Noun, Verb |
| criteria | x/xx | Noun |
| curves | / | Noun |
| dashes | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deals | / | Verb |
| decipher | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| decode | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| decrypt | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| demarcations | xx/x | Noun |
| deserving | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| designed | x/ | Adjective |
| diagonals | x/xx | Noun |
| dialogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| diatonic | xx/x | Adjective |
| dictate | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dip into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| directions | x/x | Noun |
| directives | x/x | Noun |
| directorates | x/xx | Noun |
| discover | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| distances | /xx | Noun |
| divisions | x/x | Noun |
| doctrine | /x | Noun |
| dozen | /x | Noun |
| drafted | /x | Adjective |
| drill | / | Noun, Verb |
| ducts | / | Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| edited | /xx | Adjective |
| elements | /xx | Noun |
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| enters | /x | Verb |
| entertaining | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| entries | /x | Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| examine | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| exercise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| expository | xxxxx | Adjective |
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| eyes | / | Adverb |
| falls | / | Noun |
| features | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fields | / | Noun |
| files | / | Noun |
| find | / | Verb, Noun |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| follows | /x | Noun |
| formed | / | Adjective |
| foundations | x/x | Adjective |
| framework | /x | Noun |
| from | / | Noun |
| frontiers | x/ | Noun |
| fronts | / | Noun |
| funds | / | Noun |
| gage | / | Noun, Verb |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| gleaned | / | Verb |
| goes | / | Noun |
| grades | / | Noun |
| grinds | / | Noun |
| guidance | /x | Noun |
