THE SOUND |K|
as in key or quay, can and quite
With primary stress on:
first syllable:
CA·b·i·n·et(s) or CABI-net(s); CAGE/CA·g·es; CAKE(S);
CAL·c·u-LATE/-LA·t·ed; CALL(ED/S); CA·ll·ing (CARD);
CALM [see also 4th syll.];
CA·l·um-ny/-nies; CA·m·el(s); CA·m·el-CASE/CA·s·es;
CA·m·e·r·a(s) or CAM'-ra(s); CAMP(ED/S);
CAN/COULD; CAN(NED/S);
CAN·d·i-DATE(S) or
·i·d·ate(s);
CAN·d·y/·ies; CAN·d·le(s); CA-NINE;
CAP(PED/S);
CA·p·er(s);
CA·p·i-LLA·r·y/·ies [var:cp |P|];
CA·p·i·t·al or CAP'·t·al; CA·p·i·t·a-LI·s·m;
CAP·t·ive [adj;l&]; CAP·t·ive(s) [n]; CAR(S);
CARD(S);
CARD-BOARD; CARD=CA·rr·y-ing;
CAR·d·i·n·al or CARDI-nal;
CARE(D/S);
CARE-worn [lit]; CA·r·i·c·a-T|SH|U·r·al;
CA·r·i·c·a-T|SH|URE(S) or
·a·t|sh|·ure(s);
CA·r·i-ES or CA·r·ies;
CA·r·i-LLON(S) or ·r·i·ll·on(s)
[var:cp |R|];
CAR·n·al [l/f];
CAR·p·et/·e·t·ed [v]; CAR·p·et(s) [n;l&];
CA·rr·iage;
CA·rr·i-on;
CA·rr·i-on CROW(S);
CA·rr·y/·ied;
CART(S); CASE/CA·s·es; CASH;
CASH=and=CA·rr·y; (a) CASH COW; CASH CROP(S);
CA·st·le(s);
CA-STRATE(S)/-STRA·t·ed [var:cp |ST|];
CAT(S) [as in a CAT may LOOK at a KING];
CA·t·a-CLY·s·m(s) [lit];
CAT-al-OG(S) or
CA·t·a·l·og(s)
[or ·ogue(s)];
CAT-CALL(S); CATCH/CAUGHT; CAT-CLAW(S);
CA·t·e-GO·r·y/·ies or ·e·g·o·r·y/·ies;
[var:cp |T|];
;
CAT'S=CLAW(S);
CAT'S=CRA·d·le(s) [ribgrass];
CA·tt·le (CAKE);
CAUSE(D)/CAU·s·es;
CAU·ti·on(ed/s);
CA·v·al-CADE(S) [var:cp 3rd syll.];
CAVE(S);
or CHA-os [l&];
CHA·r·ac·t·er(s);
CHE·m·i·c·al;
CHE·m·i·st·ry;
(=)CLAD [lit];
$CHRIST-mas (CAKE / CARD / CRA·ck·er);
CLAIM(ED/S);
CLA·r·i-on(s);
CLA·r·i-on CALL(S);
CLASH(ED)/CLA·sh·es;
CLASS(=CON-scious);
CLAY; CLEAN;
CLEAR [see also 3rd syll.];
CLEAR=CUT;
CLEAVE(D)/CLEFT/CLOVE/CLO·v·en [l/f];
CLEFT(S) [lit];
CLERK(S);
CLE·v·er; CLIFF(S); CLIMB(ED);
CLIME(S) [lit]; CLIP(PED/S);
CLIP=CLOP [var:cp 2nd syll.];
CLOCK(S);
CLOCK-WISE;
CLOCK-WORK;
CLOD(S) [l&]; CLOSE(=CLIPPED);
CLOSE(D); CLOTH(S); CLOTHES; CLO·th·ing;
CLOUD(S);
CLOUD=CAPPED;
CLOUD=CU-CKOO=LAND or =CU·ck·oo=
[var:cp 2nd syll.];
CLO·v·er(s); CLUB(S);
COAL(S); COARSE; COAST(S);
COAT(S);
COAT=CO·ll·ar(s); COCK(S); COCK-CROW(S);
COCKS-COMB(S) [l&; if a jester's cap also
COX-];
CO·c·o-NUT(S);
CODE(S)/CO·d·ed; CO·ff·ee; COIN(S);
COLD (CASE / CREAM / CUTS);
CO·ll·ar(s);
CO·ll·eague(s);
CO·ll·ege/·e·g·es;
COLO·n·el(s);
CO·l·o[u]r(ed/s);
CO·l·o[u]r=CO·d·ed; COMB(S);
COM-bat [var:cp |B|];
COM-ba·t·ed [cp com-BA·tt·ed];
COM-bine(s) [n];
COME/CAME; COME-ly [l/f];
COM·f·ort(s) or COM|P|-fort(s);
CO-MMENT(S); CO·mm·erce [l&];
CO·mm·on (CAUSE);
CO·mm·u·n·al [var:cp |M|];
CO·mm·u-NI·s·m;
COM·p·a·n·y/·ies; COM·p·ass/·a·ss·es;
COM·p·e·t·ence; COM·p·ound [adj];
COM·p·ound(s) [n];
COM·p·ro-MISE(D)/-MI·s·es;
CON·c·ept(s);
CON·c·ert(s);
CON·d·o·l·ence/·en·c·es [var:cp |D|];
CON·d·uct [n];
CON-FLICT(S) [n];
CON-FLICT/-FLIC·t·ed [v; var:cp |F|];
CON·qu·er(ed) [l&];
CON-science; CON-scious;
CON-SOLE(S) [n]; CON·s·o·n·ant(s);
CONS-tant or CON·st·ant
[adj;l&; CONS- with |Z|];
CONS-tant(s) or CON·st·ant(s) [n; CONS- with |Z|];
CON·t·ent(s) [n];
CON-TRACT(S) [n]; CON-TRAST(S) [n];
CON-tro·v·er·s·y/·ies [var:cp |T|];
COOK(S);
COO·k·ie(s) [or ·y/·ies];
COO·k·ie CU·tt·er(s);
COOL [see also 4th syll.];
COOL and CALM;
COP(S);
COP CAR(S);
COPE·s·tone [lit];
COPE·s·tone(s);
CO·p·ing-stone [lit];
CO·p·ing-stone(s);
CO·pp·er (COIN);
CO·p·u-LATE/-LA·t·ed or
CO·p·u·l·ate/·a·t·ed [l&];
CO·p·y/·ies; CO·p·y=CAT(S); CORD;
CORD(S);
C[H]ORD(S) [as part of the body];
CORN; COR·n·er(s); COR·n·er=CU·pb·oard(s);
CO·r·o-LLA·r·y/·ies [var:cp |R|];
COR·p·o·r·ate or COR·p'·rate (CUL·t|sh|·ure); COST(S);
COST a-CCOUN·t·ing; CO·tt·on (CAN·d·y); COUGH(ED/S);
COUN·c·il(s);
COUN·s·el(s);
COUNT(S)/COUN·t·ed;
COUN·t·e·n·ance/·an·c·es [n;lit];
COUN·t·e·n·ance(d) [v];
COUN·t·e·r·a-TTACK(ED/S);
COUN·t·e·r-CLAIM(ED/S);
COUN·t·e·r-CUL·t|sh|·ure(s);
COUN-try/-tries; COUN-try CLUB(S);
COU·p·le(d) [v;l&]; COU·p·le(s) [n]; COU·r·age;
COU·r·i-er(s); COURSE/COUR·s·es;
COURT(S) [n]; COURT/COUR·t·ed [v;l&];
CO·v·er(ed/s);
COW(S);
COW-ard(s);
COW-LICK(S); CRAB(S) [n];
CRAB(BED) [v;l&]; CRA·bb·ed [adj];
CRACK(ED/S);
CRA·ck·er(s) [n];
CRA·ck·ers [adj];
CRA·d·le(s);
CRASH(ED)/CRA·sh·es;
CRAVE(D) (AF·t·er / for) [l&];
CRA·v·en(s);
CRAWL(ED); CREAM(=CO·l·o[u]red);
CREA·t|sh|·ure(s); CREA·t|sh|·ure COM·f·orts;
CRE·d·it(s); CRE·d·it a-CCOUNT(S) /
CARD(S); CREEP/CREPT; CREW(S);
CREW CUT(S); CRIB(S); CRIME(S);
CRI·m·i·n·al(s); CRISP;
CRISS-CROSS; CRI·tt·er(s);
CROCK(S) [l&]; CRO·n·y/·ies;
CRO·n·y CA·p·i·t·a-LI·s·m / CO·mm·u-NI·s·m;
CROP(S);
CROOK(ED) [v];
CROO·k·ed [adj]; CROSS(ED) [v;l&];
CROSS/CRO·ss·es [n]; CROSS=COUN-try
[var:cp 2nd syll. and |SK|];
CROSS=CUL·t|sh|·u·r·al [var:cp |SK|];
CROSS-CU·rr·ent(s); CROSS-CUT(S);
CROSS-FIRE;
CROW(S);
CROWD(S);
CROWN(ED) [v;l&]; CROW·n·èd [poetic var];
CROWN(S) [n]; CRU-el; CRUISE(D)/CRUI·s·es;
(the) CRUNCH; CRUSH(ED)/CRU·sh·es; CRY/CRIED/CRIES;
CRY·st·al [adj;lit]; CRY·st·al CLEAR; CRY·st·al(s) [n];
CRY·st·a-LLINE or ·a·ll·ine [l&]; CU-CKOO(S)
or CU·ck·oo(s); CU·ck·oo CLOCK(S);
CU-CUM-ber(s);
CU·dd·le(d);
CU·dg·el(s);
CULL(ED) [v;l&];
CULL(S) [n];
CUL·t|sh|·ure(s); CUL·t|sh|·ure CLASH/CLA·sh·es;
CUNT(S); CUP(S);
CU·pb·oard(s); CURB(ED); CURE(D/S);
CURL(ED/S);
CU·rr·ant(s);
CU·rr·ant BUN(S) / CAKE(S);
CU·rr·ent (a-CCOUNT(S));
CURSE(D)/CUR·s·es; CUR·s·ed;
CUR·s·èd [poetic var]; CUR·s·ing;
CURST;
CUR·t·ain(s);
CURVE(D/S); CUSS/CU·ss·es; CU·ss·ed;
CU·st·om(s);
CUT(S) [n];
CUT (a-CROSS) [v (+prep)];
CU·tt·er(s);
$K [pron. |KEI|]; KEEL(S); KEEP/KEPT;
KE·nn·el(s); KERB(S) [or CURB(S)];
KERB=CRAW·l·er(s); KEY(S); KILL(ED);
KI·l·o-ME·t·er(s)
[or ·re(s); var:cp |L|];
KIN(S); KIND; KIND-ness; KING(S); KING and COUN-try;
KING-dom (COME);
KISS(ED) (and CU·dd·le(d));
KI·tch·en(s); KI·tch·en CA·b·i·n·et(s);
KITH(S); KITH and KIN; KLEP·t·o-CRAT(S) [or CLEP·];
$Q [pron· |KJOO|]; QUA·l·i·t·y/·ies; QUAN·t·i·t·y/·ies;
QUA·rr·el(s); QUAR·t·er(s);
QUA·t·er-NA·r·y [var;cp |T|];
QUAY(S);
QUEEN(S);
QUEEN and COUN-try; QUEER;
(a) QUEER CUSS [or FISH];
QUENCH-less [lit];
QUE·r·y/·ies; QUE·r·y/·ied [l&];
QUEST(S)/QUE·st·ed [lit];
QUES·t·|sh|ion(s);
QUEUE(D/S);
QUEU[E]-ing;
QUICK;
QUIFF(S); QUIT/QUI·tt·ed; QUI-et; QUITE; QUITS
second syllable:
a-CCLI·m·ate/·a·t·ed [var:cp |AE|];
a-CCLI·m·a-TIZE(D) [or -TISE(D)]; a-CCO·mm·o-DATE/-DA·t·ed;
a-CCOR·d·ing; a-CCOR·d·ing-ly; a-CCOUNT(S)/-CCOUN·t·ed;
a-CCOUN·t·ing (e-QUA·ti·on);
a-CCU·m·u·l·ate/·a·t·ed;
a-CCU·st·om(ed);
ar-CHA-ic; a-CQUIRE(D); a-CQUIT/-CQUI·tt·ed;
a-CROSS;
a-CRO·st·ic(s);
a-CU·m·en [var:cp |AE|];
at CLOSE QUAR·t·ers;
at COCK-CROW; be-CAUSE; be-COME/-CAME; be-CO·m·ing;
bi-KI·n·i(s); bi-KI·n·i=CLAD [lit];
BLACK-CU·rr·ant(s);
bu-CO·l·ic [lit];
CAT'S CRA·d·le [game];
ci-CA-tri-CES [var:cp |T|;lit or
medical];
ci-CA-trix/-tri|k·s·|es
[var:cp |S|;lit or medical];
cir-CUM·f·e·r·ence/·en·c·es or
·f·er'nce/·er'n·c·es or
·f·'rence/·'ren·c·es;
CLIP=CLOP [var:cp 1st syll.];
CLOUD=CU·ck·oo·:l·and [var:cp 1st syll.];
co-COON(ED); COLD COM·f·ort;
con-COCT/-COC·t·ed; con-COC-tion(s);
CROSS=COUN-try
[var:cp 1st syll. and |SK|];
CRY/CRIED CRA·v·en / QUAR·t·er / QUITS;
CUT COR·n·ers / COSTS; de-CADE(S)
[var:cp |D|]; de-CAY(ED);
de-CLARE(D);
de-CLINE(D) [l&(v)];
de-CREASE(D); dis-COUR·t·e-ous;
dis-QUA·l·i-FY/-FIED;
e-CO·n·o-MIZE(D) [or -MISE(D)];
e-CO·n·o·m·y;
en-CLOSE(D); en-CLO·s·ure(s);
en-COM·p·ass(ed);
en-COUN·t·er(ed/s); en-COU·r·age(d);
en-COU·r·age-ment(s);
en-CRU·st·ed; en-KIN·d·le(d) [lit];
;
e-QUA·ti·on(s); fe-CUN·d·i·t·y [lit]; from COAST to COAST;
from CO·v·er to CO·v·er;
HEAP(ED) COALS of FIRE on your HEAD [lit];
($)HER-CU·l·e-an or ($)her- [var:cp |L|;lit];
ICE CREAM [var:cp |AI|];
in-CAL·c·u·l·a·b·le; in-CAR·n·ate; IN-CHO-ate or in-;
in-CLINE(D); in CLO·v·er;
in-CLUDE/-CLU·d·ed [v];
in-CLU·d·ing;
in-CLUSE/CLU·s·es [var:cp |I|];
in-CLU·s·ive;
;
;
in-CLU·s·i·v·ist(s);
in-COM·p·a·r·a·b·le or ·p'·ra·b·le;
in-CREASE(D) [v];
in-CRE-ate [var:cp |I|];
in-CRE·d·i·b·le; in-CRI·m·i·n·ate/·a·t·ed;
in-CUL-CATE/-CA·t·ed [var:cp |I|];
in-CUM-bent; in-QUIRE(D) [or en-];
in-QUI·r·y/·ies or -QUI-|a|·r·y/·ies [or en-];
KEEP/KEPT COM·p·a·n·y (with); KEEP/KEPT COOL; KEEP/KEPT COUNT of;
MAKE/MADE CO·mm·on CAUSE;
MAN-KIND [var:cp |M|];
me-CHA·n·ic(s);
mer-CU·r·i-al [l/f; for example, 'as mercurial as a crowd'];
mis-CALC-|j|u·l·ate/·a·t·ed; o-CCA·si·on(s); o'-CLOCK;
pe-CU·l·i-ar;
pro-CLAIM(ED) [l&];
psy-CHO·l·o·g·y;
re-CLUSE/-CLU·s·es [var:cp |R|];
re-CON-DITE [var:cp |R|];
re-CORD/-COR·d·ed;
re-QUEST/-QUE·st·ed;
re-QUIRE(D);
se-CRETE/-CRE·t·ed [v];
se-QUE·st·er(ed) [lit];
SO=CALLED; TOO CLOSE (for COM·f·ort); tran-QUI·l[l]·i·t·y;
UN-CALLED (CA·p·i·t·al); UN-CALLED=FOR; UN-CRU·sh·a·b·le [l&];
UN-QUI-et [lit]; vi-CA·r·i-ous;
vo-CA·b·u-LA·r·y/·ies or
·u·l·a·
third syllable:
BLOT your CO·p·y-BOOK;
CALL(ED) it QUITS;
CA·t·a-CLYS-mic [lit];
CA·v·al-CADE(S) [var:cp 1st syll.];
$CHAN·t·i-CLEER [lit];
CLASH of CUL·t|sh|·ure(s);
(as) CLEAR as CRY·st·al; CLOSE en-COUN·t·er(s); CODE(S) of CON·d·uct;
COME/CAME a CRO·pp·er; COR·n·u-CO·p·i-a;
COUNT the COST;
COUN·t·er-CLOCK-WISE;
CRACK(ED) a CRIB;
CUT a CA·p·er;
DE·m·o-CRA·t·ic; in a-CCOR·d·ance with;
I·n·e-QUA·l·i·t·y; in the CAN; I-|a|ron-CLAD [adj];
KEEP/KEPT your COM·p·a·n·y; KEEP/KEPT your COOL;
KILL(ED) in COLD BLOOD; KLEP·t·o-CRA·t·ic [or CLEP·];
LO·v·ing=KIND-ness [lit]; PRO·s·+and+-CONS;
QUID pro QUO(S);
STUFF a COLD and STARVE a FE·v·er;
TAKE/TOOK UP CU·dg·els for;
UN-re-QUI·t·ed [lit]
fourth syllable:
BLO·tt·ed your CO·p·y-BOOK; (as) CALM as a CU-CUM-ber; CARE KILLED the CAT;
CA·rr·y/·ied the CAN;
CA·rr·y/·ied the CU·dg·el for;
CO·/CA·m·e+in·t·o QUES·t|·sh|ion;
co-MMU·n·i-CA·ti·on(s); co-MMU·n·i-CA·ti·on CORD(S);
(as) COOL as a CU-CUM-ber;
COUN·t·ed the COST;
CRA·d·le=to=CRA·d·le;
(the) CREAM of the CREAM / CROP;
CUT to the QUICK;
E·v·en a CAT MAY LOOK at a KING; JU·st·i·f·i-CA·ti·on(s);
on the de-CLINE; KEEP/KEPT your NOSE CLEAN; KILL(ED) you with KIND-ness;
SIG-ni·f·i-CA·ti·on(s) [lit];
TAKE/TOOK UP the CU·dg·el for;
TA·k·en UP CU·dg·els for
fifth syllable:
be(en)/were CALLED on the CAR·p·et;
be(en)/were CALLED to a-CCOUNT;
COAT(S) of MA·n·y CO·l·o[u]rs;
CUT you to the QUICK;
in JU·st·i·f·i-CA·ti·on;
TA·k·en UP the CU·dg·el for;
um-BI·l·i·c·al CORD(S)
sixth syllable:
if it COMES to the CRUNCH;
BE(EN)/WERE / KEEP/KEPT on an E·v·en KEEL;
when it COMES/CAME to the CRUNCH
seventh syllable:
CU·r·i-O·sit·y KILLED the CAT [var:cp 8th syll.];
CUT your COAT to SUIT your CLOTH
eighth syllable:
CU·r·i-O·s·i·t·y KILLED the CAT
[var:cp 7th syll.];
ninth syllable:
CUT your COAT a-CCOR·d·ing to your CLOTH
With secondary stress on:
first syllable:
CAM-PAIGN(ED/S) [var:see |P|];
$CA·r·i-BBE-an [var:cp |R|];
CA·r[r]·ou-SEL(S);
CA·t·e-GO·r·i·c·al; CLOSED COR·p·o-RA·ti·on(s);
COME HELL or HIGH WA·t·er;
COME/CAME OUT of (the CLO·s·et) [v+adv+prep];
COME/CAME to PASS [lit]; COM·p·e-TI·ti·on;
CONS-te-LLA·ti·on(s) or CON·st·e- [l&];
CONS-ti-TU·ti·on(s) or
CON·st·i-;
COR·p·o-RA·ti·on(s);
COUNT/COUN·t·ed IN / OUT;
COUNT/COUN·t·ed your BEADS [lit];
COUN·t·e-RACT/-RAC·t·ed or ·er-ACT/-AC·t·ed;
CU·r·i-O·s·i·t·y/·ies or -O·s't·y/·ies;
K-9 (SQUAD / U·n·it);
KEEP/KEPT your COUN·s·el to your-SELF / OWN COUN·s·el;
KILL(ED) the GOOSE that LAYS/LAID the GOL·d·en EGGS;
KIND will CREEP where it MAY not GO
second syllable:
a-CCO·mm·o-DA·ti·on; BAN-KRUPT [var:see |B|];
DE-CADE(S) [var:see |D|];
DEW-CLAW(S); EYE=CA·tch·ing;
FORE-CA·st·le(s)
[var:see |F|];
IN-CLUDE(S);
IN-CLUSE/-CLU·s·es
[var:cp prim.-str. 2nd syll.];
in-CLU·s·i-VI·st·ic;
IN-COG-NI·t·o(s);
MIS-CAL·c·u-LA·ti·on(s);
$NO CURE, NO PAY; PEA-COCK(S);
RE-CLUSE/-CLU·s·es [var:cp |R|];
SNOW=CLAD [lit]; TOO CLOSE to CALL;
WAL-KWAY(S) [var:see |W|];
WEE-KEND(S) [var:cp |E|];
WHITE-CAP(S) [lit]
third syllable:
a-NAN-KE;
A·p·ri-COT(S);
BE·ll·i-COSE [var:see |B|];
E|K·s·|e-CUTE/-CU·t·ed;
IN·t·er-CON·t·i-NEN·t·al or ·t·in-EN·t·al;
I-|a|ron-CLAD [n]; I·v·y=CLAD [lit];
ME·l·an-CHO·l·y [var:see |M|; l/f];
;
MO·n·ar-CHIST(S);
PRO·s·e-CU·t·or(s);
PUT the CAT a-MONG the PI·ge·ons [or SET]
fourth syllable:
CHE·rr·y=CHEESE-CAKE [adj]
fifth syllable:
NE·v·er=NE·v·er COUN-try
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