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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| alluding | x/x | Verb, Verb | 
| allusions | x/x | Noun | 
| implying | x/x | Verb | 
| referencing | /xxx | Noun | 
| insinuate | x/xx | Verb | 
| referring | x/x | Verb | 
| hint at | // | Phrase | 
| refer to | x// | Phrase | 
| implication | xx/x | Noun | 
| mentioning | /xx | Verb | 
| innuendo | xx/x | Noun | 
| impliedly | x/x | Adverb | 
| referential | xx/x | Adjective | 
| hinting | /x | Verb | 
| insinuation | xxx/x | Noun | 
| intimating | /xxx | Verb | 
| touch upon | /x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| foreshadow | x/x | Verb | 
| suggestive | x/x | Adjective | 
| point to | // | Phrase | 
| invoking | x/x | Verb | 
| inferring | x/x | Verb | 
| relate | x/ | Verb | 
| indirectly | xx/x | Adverb | 
| relate to | x// | Phrase | 
| connote | x/ | Verb | 
| metaphors | /xx | Noun | 
| referent | /xx | Noun | 
| meaning | /x | Noun | 
| euphemism | /xxx | Noun | 
| indicate | /xx | Verb | 
| describing | x/x | Verb | 
| clue in | /x | Phrase, Verb | 
| the word | x/ | Phrase, Verb | 
| allegorically | xx/xx | Adverb | 
| regarding | x/x | Verb | 
| double entendre | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| imagery | /xx | Noun | 
| point out | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| related to | x/x/ | Phrase, Adjective | 
| implicitly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| allegory | /xxx | Noun | 
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective | 
| touch on | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| suggests | x/ | Verb | 
| attributing | x/xx | Verb | 
| relevance | /xx | Noun | 
| analogical | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| symbolise | /xx | Verb | 
| advert | xx | Noun, Verb | 
| attained | x/ | Adjective | 
| can | / | Verb, Noun | 
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| compare | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| derive | x/ | Verb | 
| disappearing | xx/x | Noun | 
| do | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb | 
| entails | x/ | Verb | 
| express | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| get | / | Verb, Noun | 
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| impute | x/ | Verb | 
| makes | / | Verb | 
| more | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| none | / | Noun, Adverb | 
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
| partook | x/ | Verb | 
| pointed | /x | Adjective | 
| put | / | Verb, Noun | 
| serve | / | Verb, Noun | 
| touch | / | Noun, Verb | 
