Rhymes with the short end of the stick

WordSyllablesCategories
abandon
x/x
Verb, Noun
abbreviated
x/xxx
Adjective
abide
x/
Verb
abolish
x/x
Verb
abolition
xx/x
Noun
abort
x/
Verb, Noun
abridged
x/
Adjective
abruptly
x/x
Adverb
abstract
x/
Adjective, Name, Verb
abutment
x/x
Noun
accede
x/
Verb
accelerated
x/xxx
Adjective
accomplish
x/x
Verb
account
x/
Noun, Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adhere
x/
Verb
adjourn
x/
Verb
adjournment
x/x
Noun
affix
/x
Verb, Noun
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
aftermath
/xx
Noun
aim
/
Noun, Verb
allow
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
another
x/x
Verb
anyhow
/xx
Adverb
anyway
/xx
Adverb
area
/xx
Noun
arrest
x/
Noun, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
arrowhead
/xx
Noun
attach
x/
Verb
ax
/
Noun, Verb
axe
/
Noun, Verb
axial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backend
x/
Noun
bacterium
x/xx
Noun
bag
/
Noun, Verb
ball
/
Noun, Verb
bamboo
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
barely
/x
Adverb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
bat
/
Noun, Verb
baton
x/
Noun, Verb
beater
/x
Noun
beating
/x
Noun
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
below
x/
Adverb, Noun
billet
/x
Noun, Verb
billy
/x
Name
bind
/
Noun, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter end
/x/
Phrase, Noun
blackjack
/x
Noun, Verb
blip
/
Noun, Verb
bolder
/x
Adjective, Noun
bolt
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bond
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bony
/x
Adjective, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boundary
/xx
Noun
bourne
/
Name
bout
/
Noun, Verb
bow
/
Noun, Verb
box
/
Noun, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
branch
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
break off
//
Phrase, Verb
break up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
brief
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
briefly
/x
Adverb
bring
/
Verb
broom
/
Noun, Verb
broomstick
/x
Noun, Verb
brush
/
Noun, Verb
brusque
/
Adjective, Verb
bulge
/
Noun, Verb
buoys
/x
Noun, Verb
bury
/x
Verb, Noun
butt
/
Noun, Verb
bypass
/x
Noun, Verb
called
/
Adjective
candy
/x
Noun, Verb
cane
/
Noun, Verb
card
/
Noun, Verb
carrot
/x
Noun, Verb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
cessation
x/x
Noun
chisel
/x
Noun, Verb
choleric
/xx
Adjective, Noun
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
chunky
/x
Adjective, Noun
circuit
/x
Noun, Verb
classic
/x
Adjective, Noun
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
cling
/
Verb, Noun
clipped
/
Adjective
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
close out
//
Phrase, Verb
closeout
/x
Noun
closure
/x
Noun
cloture
/x
Noun, Verb
club
/
Noun, Verb
clump
/
Noun, Verb
coda
/x
Noun
cohere
x/
Verb
come out
//
Phrase, Verb
comer
/x
Noun
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
compliant
x/x
Adjective
comply
x/
Verb
con
/
Noun, Verb
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
condensed
x/
Adjective
conform
x/
Verb
connection
x/x
Noun
connoisseur
xx/
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
continue
x/x
Verb, Noun
control stick
x//
Phrase, Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
court
/
Noun, Verb
cranial
/x
Adjective
crumpled
/x
Adjective
cudgel
/x
Noun, Verb
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
culmination
xx/x
Noun
curb
/
Noun, Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
cursory
/xx
Adjective
curt
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
date
/
Noun, Verb
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
deadlock
/x
Noun, Verb
death
/
Noun
decide
x/
Verb
decommissioning
xx/xx
Noun
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
deletion
x/x
Noun
demise
x/
Noun, Verb
deposit
x/x
Noun, Verb
derivation
xx/x
Noun
deriving
x/x
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
desist
x/
Verb
destination
xx/x
Noun
destruction
x/x
Noun
die hard
//
Phrase, Verb
digest
x/
Noun, Verb
diminutive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
dipstick
/x
Noun, Verb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
disappear
xx/
Verb
disappearance
xx/x
Noun
discontinuance
xx/xx
Noun
discontinuation
xxxx/x
Noun
dislodge
x/
Verb
dispel
x/
Verb, Noun
dissolve
x/
Verb, Noun
dive
/
Noun, Verb
docs
/
Noun
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
doom
/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
duan
/
Name
dumpy
/x
Adjective, Noun
dwarf
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dwell
/
Verb, Noun
dying
/x
Adjective, Noun
eagle
/x
Noun, Verb
early
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
edge
/
Noun, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
elapse
x/
Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
end up
//
Phrase, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
ended
/x
Adjective
endgame
/x
Noun, Adjective
endpoint
/x
Noun, Verb
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
ensure
x/
Verb
ent
/
Noun, Verb
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
ephemeral
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
epilogue
/xx
Noun, Verb
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
eskimo
/xx
Name, Adjective
eventual
x/xx
Adjective
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expiration
xx/x
Noun
expire
x/
Verb
expiry
x/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extinguish
x/x
Verb
extreme
x/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
extremity
x/xx
Noun
fact
/
Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fee
/
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fence
/
Noun, Verb
fetch up
//
Phrase, Verb
few
/
Noun
fin
/
Noun, Verb
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finale
x/x
Noun
finality
x/xx
Noun
finalization
/xx/x
Noun
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
finesse
x/
Noun, Verb
finis
/x
Noun
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
finite
/x
Adjective, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fleeting
/x
Adjective, Noun
floor
/
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
foreseeable
x/xx
Adjective
forgetful
x/x
Adjective
fork
/
Noun, Verb
forthcoming
//x
Adjective, Noun
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fugitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
fund
/
Noun, Verb
fuzzy
/x
Adjective, Noun
gala
/x
Noun, Adjective
gale
/
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
glance
/
Noun, Verb
glue
/
Noun, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goal
/
Noun, Verb
graph
/
Noun, Verb
gum
/
Noun, Verb
hair
/
Noun, Verb
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
hang
/
Verb, Noun
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
headpiece
/x
Noun
height
/
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
hilt
/
Noun, Verb
hindquarters
/xx
Noun
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hockey
/x
Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hunk
/
Noun
im
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
immediate
x/xx
Adjective
imminent
/xx
Adjective
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
impatient
x/x
Adjective
improvident
x/xx
Adjective
inadequate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
independent
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
inferior
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
informal
x/x
Adjective
insist
x/
Verb
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
integrated
/xxx
Adjective
intended
x/x
Adjective, Noun
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
internet
/xx
Noun, Verb
interrupt
xx/
Verb, Noun
introductory
xx/xx
Adjective
irascible
x/xx
Adjective
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
jab
/
Noun, Verb
join
/
Verb, Noun
joint
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
joystick
/x
Noun, Verb
judgment
/x
Noun
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
jut
/
Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kick
/
Verb, Noun
kickoff
/x
Noun
kid
/
Noun, Verb
kill
/
Verb, Noun
kiss
/
Noun, Verb
lack
/
Noun, Verb
lacrosse
x/
Noun
lance
/
Noun, Verb
land up
//
Phrase, Verb
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
latch
/
Noun, Verb
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
least
/
Adverb, Noun
lengthened
/x
Adjective
lengthier
/xx
Adjective
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lever
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
leverage
/xx
Noun, Verb
lick
/
Verb, Noun
lift
/
Verb, Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
limb
/
Noun, Verb
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
lock
/
Noun, Verb
lodge
/
Noun, Verb
log
/
Noun, Verb
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
longish
/x
Adjective
loop
/
Noun, Verb
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lug
/
Noun, Verb
maggot
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
magic
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
magnetic pole
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
maintain
x/
Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
margin
/x
Noun, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
maturity
x/xx
Noun
meagre
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
memorandum
xx/x
Noun
meta
/x
Noun, Adjective
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
midget
/x
Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
minimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
minor
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mire
/
Noun, Verb
missing
/x
Adjective, Noun
module
/x
Noun
momentary
/xxx
Adjective
month
/
Noun
move
/
Verb, Noun
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mud
/
Noun, Verb
multimedia
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
nail
/
Noun, Verb
nail down
//
Phrase, Verb
nain
/
Name
narrow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
news
/
Noun, Verb
none
/
Noun, Adverb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
observe
x/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
optic
/x
Adjective, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
outcome
/x
Noun
outlined
/x
Adjective
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overcome
/xx
Verb, Noun
overdrawn
/x/
Adjective
overlay
/xx
Noun, Verb
overview
/xx
Noun, Verb
paddle
/x
Noun, Verb
palo
/x
Name
paper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
paramount
/xx
Adjective, Name
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
pass away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
paste
/
Noun, Verb
payday
/x
Noun
peg
/
Noun, Verb
pen
/
Noun, Verb
pencil
/x
Noun, Verb
people
/x
Noun, Verb
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
persevere
xx/
Verb
persist
x/
Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
petit
/x
Noun, Adjective
petite
x/
Adjective, Name
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pile
/
Noun, Verb
pin
/
Noun, Verb
pipe
/
Noun, Verb
plant
/
Noun, Verb
plastic
/x
Noun, Adjective
plunge
/
Verb, Noun
point
/
Noun, Verb
poke
/
Verb, Noun
pole
/
Noun, Verb
poor
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
popsicle
/xx
Noun
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
prefatory
/xxx
Adjective
preserve
x/
Verb, Noun
prick
/
Noun, Verb
printed
/x
Adjective
process
/x
Noun, Verb
prompt
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
prong
/
Noun, Verb
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
provide
x/
Verb
punishment
/xx
Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
pursuit
x/
Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
put forward
//x
Phrase, Verb
quash
/
Verb
quell
/
Verb, Noun
quick
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
quit
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
raise
/
Verb, Noun
range
/
Noun, Verb
rapid
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
re
/
Noun
reach
/
Verb, Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
receipt
x/
Noun, Verb
recently
/xx
Adverb
recess
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
reduced
x/
Adjective
reefer
/x
Noun
referral
x/x
Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
remain
x/
Verb, Noun
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
remnant
/x
Noun, Adjective
remote
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
removal
x/x
Noun
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
rest
/
Noun, Verb
restricted
x/x
Adjective
result
x/
Noun, Verb
retain
x/
Verb, Noun
retract
x/
Verb, Noun
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
revolving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
robust
x/
Adjective
rocking
/x
Adjective, Noun
rod
/
Noun, Verb
rule
/
Noun, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run short
//
Phrase, Verb
sake
/
Noun
scant
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb
scarce
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
scrap
/
Noun, Verb
seal
/
Noun, Verb
search
/
Noun, Verb
seller
/x
Noun
send
/
Verb, Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
separation
xx/x
Noun
serve
/
Verb, Noun
set about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
set out
//
Phrase, Verb
settle
/x
Verb, Noun
shake
/
Verb, Noun
shank
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sharp
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
short and sweet
//x
Phrase, Adjective
short circuit
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
shorted
/x
Adjective
shorten
/x
Verb, Noun
shortly
/x
Adverb
shortsighted
//x
Adjective
shortstop
/x
Noun, Verb
shorty
/x
Name
shove
/
Verb, Noun
shrewd
/
Adjective
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
shutdown
/x
Noun
shutter
/x
Noun, Verb
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
simple
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
simply
/x
Adverb
sink
/
Noun, Verb
sit
/
Verb, Noun
skirt
/
Noun, Verb
sleeve
/
Noun, Verb
slight
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
slim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
slip
/
Noun, Verb
sliver
/x
Noun, Verb
slope
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
slot
/
Noun, Verb
small
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
smell
/
Noun, Verb
sms
x
Name, Verb
snip
/
Noun, Verb
snub
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
soles
/
Noun
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
somme
/
Name
soon
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
sparsely
/x
Adverb
spear
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
speedy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
spindle
/x
Noun, Verb
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
spur
/
Noun, Verb
squat
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
squeeze
/
Verb, Noun
stab
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
staff
/
Noun, Verb
stamp out
//
Phrase, Verb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
standalone
/x/
Noun, Adjective
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
stay put
//
Phrase, Verb
steal
/
Verb, Noun
stem
/
Noun, Verb
stick around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stick to
//
Phrase, Verb
sting
/
Noun, Verb
stocky
/x
Adjective
stone
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
stoppage
/x
Noun
story
/x
Noun, Verb
straightforward
//x
Adverb, Adjective
straw
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
streamlined
/x
Adjective
stretch
/
Noun, Verb
stubby
/x
Adjective, Noun
stuck
/
Adjective, Noun
stumpy
/x
Adjective, Name
substandard
x/x
Adjective
succinct
x/
Adjective
sudden
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
suit
/
Noun, Verb
sum
/
Noun, Verb
summaries
/xx
Noun
summarise
/x/
Verb
summarize
/xx
Verb
sunset
/x
Noun, Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
suppression
x/x
Noun
suspend
x/
Verb
suspension
x/x
Noun
sustain
x/
Verb, Noun
swift
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
swizzle stick
/x/
Phrase, Noun
sword
/
Noun, Verb
synopsis
x/x
Noun
synthesis
/xx
Noun
synthesize
/xx
Verb
synthetic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
tail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tail end
//
Phrase, Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
talk
/
Verb, Noun
tall
/
Adjective, Noun
tape
/
Noun, Verb
target
/x
Noun, Verb
task
/
Noun, Verb
temporary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
tender
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
tense
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
terminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
termination
xx/x
Noun
terminus
/xx
Noun
terminus ad quem
/xxxx
Phrase, Noun
testy
/x
Adjective
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
throw
/
Verb, Noun
tight
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tiny
/x
Adjective, Noun
tip
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
tonnage
/x
Noun
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
trailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
transient
/x
Adjective, Noun
treat
/
Verb, Noun
tree
/
Noun, Verb
truncate
/x
Verb, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn out
//
Phrase, Verb
twig
/
Noun, Verb
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unawares
xx/
Adverb
under
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
undoing
x/x
Noun
uneventful
xx/x
Adjective
unprepared
xx/
Adjective, Noun
unstressed
x/
Adjective
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
uphold
x/
Verb, Noun
usb
///
Name
use
/
Noun, Verb
utmost
/x
Adjective, Noun
vanish
/x
Verb, Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
vendor
/x
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
walking stick
/x/
Phrase, Noun
wand
/
Noun, Verb
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weak
/
Adjective
wear
/
Verb, Noun
wedge
/
Noun, Verb
weekend
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
whatever
x/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
whip
/
Noun, Verb
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
wind up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
windup
/x
Adjective, Noun
wing
/
Noun, Verb
witty
/x
Adjective, Noun
wood
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
wooden
/x
Adjective, Noun
word
/
Noun, Verb
writ
/
Noun
year
/
Noun
young
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb