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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| keystroke | /x | Noun, Noun |
| keyboard | /x | Noun |
| cursor | /x | Noun |
| indent | x/ | Noun |
| typing | /x | Noun |
| typewriter | /xx | Noun |
| carriage | /x | Noun |
| electric | x/x | Name |
| manual | /xx | Noun |
| space | / | Noun |
| overlay | /xx | Noun |
| platen | /x | Noun |
| stylus | /x | Noun |
| writing desk | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| backhand | /x | Noun |
| sort | / | Noun |
| blotter | /x | Noun |
| widow | /x | Noun |
| index | /x | Noun |
| typo | /x | Noun |
| ribbon | /x | Noun |
| dele | /x | Noun |
| caesura | //x | Noun |
| palimpsest | /xx | Noun |
| kern | / | Name |
| leading | /x | Verb |
| breve | / | Noun |
| hairline | /x | Noun |
| gutter | /x | Noun |
| foot | / | Noun |
| clicker | /x | Noun |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| pause | / | Noun |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| horizontal bar | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| baseline | /x | Noun |
| headband | /x | Noun |
| shadow | /x | Noun |
| inferior | x/xx | Adjective |
| slash | / | Noun |
| bank | / | Noun |
| stick | / | Noun |
| phonograph | /xx | Noun |
| lockup | /x | Noun |
| blank | / | Noun |
| footstep | /x | Noun |
| second sheet | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| turn | / | Noun |
| delete | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| del | x | Noun |
| esc | x | Name |
| erase | x/ | Verb |
| keys | / | Noun |
| press | / | Verb, Noun |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| tab | / | Noun |
| characters | /xx | Noun |
| move | / | Verb |
| fill | / | Verb |
| return | x/ | Noun |
| hit | / | Verb |
| remove | x/ | Verb |
| use | / | Verb |
| tape | / | Noun |
| correct | x/ | Verb |
| record | x/ | Noun |
| once | / | Adverb |
| make | / | Verb |
| then | / | Adverb |
| adjusting | x/x | Noun |
| alt | / | Noun, Adjective |
| answering | /xx | Noun |
| azimuth | xxx | Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backlash | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backsliding | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| backwash | /x | Noun, Verb |
| booster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brake | / | Noun, Verb |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| click | / | Verb, Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dragging | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun |
| fallback | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fl | x | Noun, Adjective |
| hyphen | /x | Noun, Verb |
| kickback | /x | Noun |
| recession | x/x | Noun |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| regress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| regression | x/x | Noun |
| relapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| retract | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| retreat | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| retrogression | /x/x | Noun |
| reversal | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| reverse | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| rewind | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rollback | /x | Noun, Verb |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| shift | / | Noun, Verb |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| throwback | /x | Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sop | / | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| nsa | x | Name, Adverb, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
