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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| turn the tables | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| weigh down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| toss | / | Noun |
| throw one's weight around | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tip one's hand | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose it | // | Phrase, Verb |
| teeter | /x | Noun |
| switch on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| change one's tune | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| shift one's ground | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the better | /x//x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| strike a balance | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| throw one's weight behind | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take sides | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| turn round | // | Phrase, Verb |
| split the difference | /x/xx | Phrase, Verb |
| swing | / | Noun |
| come across | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn on one's heel | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn to | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the knife | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| toss a coin | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tip one's hat | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take the wheel | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the corner | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the knife in the wound | /x/xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a turn for the worse | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull one's weight | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| flip | / | Noun |
| roll the dice | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| take the count | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| move the goalposts | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| come round | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn tail | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn over a new leaf | //xx// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| flip the script | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| choose sides | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look on the bright side | //x// | Phrase, Verb |
| take a load off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| swing both ways | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make waves | // | Phrase, Verb |
| cut both ways | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| budge an inch | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| cross the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| turn up trumps | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| totter | /x | Noun |
| come around | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| switch off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| knock over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| change someone's mind | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take it in turns | //x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| trim one's sails | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take stock | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hold the cards | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's sword | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| change one's mind | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| play into someone's hands | /x//x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| get out of bed on the wrong side | /////x// | Phrase, Verb |
| fall on one's face | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| bend the truth | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| toe the line | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come down to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| make a move | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| step back | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| throw a spanner in the works | /x/xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| pull one's own weight | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| go out of one's way | ///// | Phrase, Verb |
| turn a hair | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| drop the ball | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw in | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| soften the blow | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fall between two stools | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| err on the side of caution | //x///x | Phrase, Verb |
| overplay one's hand | /x/// | Phrase, Verb |
| even the score | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's cards on the table | ////x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| sweep aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| make heavy weather of | //x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| flip one's lid | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| tip the wink | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| tempt fate | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put one's foot in it | ///x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a stand | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| argue the toss | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take a gamble | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| vote with one's wallet | ////x | Phrase, Verb |
| turn the other cheek | /x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| flip one's wig | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| leave someone in the lurch | //xxx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| throw out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| acorn | /x | Noun |
| adapts | x/ | Verb |
| advanced | x/ | Adjective |
| advice | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| aetiological | /xx/xx | Adjective |
| agendas | x/x | Noun |
| amputated | /xxx | Adjective |
| angle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| apertures | /xx | Noun |
| apical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| apices | xxx | Noun, Verb |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| arrowheads | /xx | Noun |
| art | / | Noun |
| articulated | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| balancer | /xx | Noun |
| balances | /xx | Noun |
| bands | / | Noun |
| bank | / | Noun, Verb |
| bars | / | Noun |
| beak | / | Noun, Verb |
| biogeographic | /xxx/x | Adjective |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blade | / | Noun, Verb |
| blistered | /x | Adjective |
| blocks | / | Adjective |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| boot | / | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| bracts | / | Noun |
| branches | /x | Noun |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakthrough | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| broadens | /x | Verb, Noun |
| brow | / | Noun, Verb |
| brush | / | Noun, Verb |
| bulge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bung | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| calendars | /xx | Noun |
| calls | / | Noun |
| canon | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cape | / | Noun, Verb |
| cautionary | /xxx | Adjective |
| changeover | /xx | Noun |
| charts | / | Noun |
| chips | / | Noun |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| chops | / | Noun, Verb |
| claw | / | Noun, Verb |
| cleverness | /xx | Noun |
| climbs | / | Verb, Noun |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| conduit | /xx | Noun |
| cone | / | Noun, Verb |
| conic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| corneas | /xx | Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| councils | /x | Noun |
| crest | / | Noun, Verb |
| crown | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| culvert | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cusp | / | Noun, Verb |
| dash | / | Noun, Verb |
| deflection | x/x | Noun |
| degrees | x/ | Noun |
| diagnostic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| distortion | x/x | Noun |
| dollar | /x | Noun |
| domains | x/ | Noun |
| dope | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dynamical | x/xx | Adjective |
| edges | /x | Noun |
| ellipses | x/x | Noun |
| emerging | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endpoint | /x | Noun, Verb |
| enlarges | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| escalates | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| exhibit | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| expands | x/ | Verb |
| extends | x/ | Verb |
| extensibility | x/x/xx | Noun |
| extensions | x/x | Noun |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| extremity | x/xx | Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fees | / | Noun |
| finger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fingertip | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| flagship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flakes | / | Noun |
| fold | / | Noun, Verb |
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fovea | /xx | Noun |
| frames | / | Noun |
| frontier | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| fronts | / | Noun |
| gates | / | Noun |
| gauges | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gland | / | Noun |
| glans | / | Noun |
| grades | / | Noun |
| graph | / | Noun, Verb |
| grasp | / | Verb, Noun |
| grates | / | Noun |
| gratuity | x/xx | Noun |
| grids | / | Noun |
| grilles | / | Noun, Verb |
| grills | / | Noun |
| hand | / | Noun, Verb |
| handle | /x | Verb, Noun |
| headland | /x | Noun |
| heads | / | Noun |
| helm | / | Noun, Verb |
| helpful | /x | Adjective |
| hilltop | /x | Noun |
| hint | / | Noun, Verb |
| hose | / | Noun, Verb |
| hunk | / | Noun |
| iceberg | /x | Noun |
| incline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| indentations | xx/x | Noun |
| index | /x | Noun, Verb |
| info | /x | Noun |
| information | xx/x | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun, Adjective |
| label | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ladders | /x | Noun |
| landfill | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lead | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| levels | /x | Noun |
| lifeline | /x | Noun |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| manicure | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| measure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| metrics | /x | Noun |
| money | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| mouthpiece | /x | Noun |
| music | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| needles | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| nose | / | Noun, Verb |
| nozzle | /x | Noun |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| overlays | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| overthrow | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| overturn | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| party | /x | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| peak | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pen | / | Noun, Verb |
| pencil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| percentages | x/xx | Noun |
| petal | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pic | / | Noun |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| pinnacle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| pip | / | Noun, Verb |
| pipe | / | Noun, Verb |
| pitch | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
