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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| chain | / | Noun |
| shackle | /x | Noun |
| handcuffs | /x | Noun |
| collar | /x | Noun |
| belt | / | Noun |
| manacles | /xx | Noun |
| choker | /x | Noun |
| strapping | /x | Noun |
| guard | / | Noun |
| bracelet | /x | Noun |
| bola | /x | Noun |
| hang | / | Verb |
| safety chain | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| restraint | x/ | Noun |
| safety belt | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| braces | /x | Noun |
| ball | / | Noun |
| padlock | /x | Noun |
| fastening | /xx | Noun |
| chain mail | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bail | / | Noun |
| swing | / | Noun |
| parachute | /xx | Noun |
| cord | / | Noun |
| rope | / | Noun |
| straitjacket | /xx | Noun |
| binding | /x | Noun |
| bungee cord | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| harness | /x | Noun |
| noose | / | Noun |
| band | / | Noun |
| bolo tie | xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| rack | / | Noun |
| hanger | /x | Noun |
| chastity belt | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bungee | /x | Noun |
| pendant | /x | Noun |
| sling | / | Noun |
| lace | / | Noun |
| hank | / | Name |
| shingle | /x | Noun |
| cable | /x | Noun |
| tether | /x | Noun |
| bandage | /x | Noun |
| clamp | / | Noun |
| leash | / | Noun |
| wire | /x | Noun |
| necklace | /x | Noun |
| stick | / | Noun |
| socket | /x | Noun |
| snare | / | Noun |
| seizing | /x | Verb |
| hoop | / | Noun |
| bell rope | // | Phrase, Noun |
| concertina | xx/x | Noun |
| wire rope | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| dangle | /x | Noun |
| nipper | /x | Noun |
| bondage | /x | Noun |
| hammock | /x | Noun |
| lanyard | /x | Noun |
| line | / | Noun |
| camisole | /xx | Noun |
| catena | x/x | Noun |
| patten | /x | Name |
| link | / | Noun |
| armband | /x | Noun |
| spring lock | // | Phrase, Noun |
| lock | / | Noun |
| swaddling clothes | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| bolo | /x | Noun |
| torque | / | Noun |
| tightrope | /x | Noun |
| lovelock | /x | Name |
| coat of mail | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| ligation | x/x | Noun |
| cuff | / | Noun |
| coif | / | Noun |
| clothesline | /x | Noun |
| trace | / | Noun |
| activating | /xxx | Noun |
| adirondack mountains | xx/x/x | Name, Noun |
| adirondacks | xx/x | Name |
| allegheny mountains | /xxx/x | Name, Name |
| alps | / | Name |
| amide | x/x | Noun |
| ammo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| amplification | xxx/x | Noun |
| andes | /x | Name |
| apennines | /xx | Name |
| appalachian mountains | xx/x/x | Name, Name |
| appalachians | xx/x | Name |
| atomic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| bal | / | Name |
| bale | / | Noun, Verb |
| balkans | /x | Name |
| balloon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ballplayer | /xx | Noun |
| ballroom | /x | Noun, Verb |
| banner | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| baseball | // | Noun |
| basket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basketball | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| beach ball | // | Phrase, Noun |
| bead | / | Noun, Verb |
| bearings | /x | Verb |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| bicycle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bifunctional | x/xx | Adjective |
| billiard ball | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| black hills | // | Name, Name |
| blackjack | /x | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| bolt | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bolus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| booty | /x | Noun |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| bowler | /x | Noun |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| branches | /x | Adjective |
| breech | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| broadcaster | /xx | Noun |
| buck | / | Noun, Verb |
| bullet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| candy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cannonball | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| cap | / | Noun, Verb |
| cascade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| castle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| catskill mountains | /x/x | Name, Name |
| caucasus | /xx | Name |
| caucasus mountains | /xx/x | Name, Name |
| causal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chainsaw | /x | Noun, Verb |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clew | / | Noun, Verb |
| clod | / | Noun, Verb |
| clot | / | Noun, Verb |
| clump | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coat | / | Noun, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concatenation | xxx/x | Noun |
| conjugated | xx/x | Adjective |
| continuum | x/xx | Noun |
| conveyor | x/x | Noun |
| crazy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| cricket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cricket ball | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crotch | / | Noun, Verb |
| crystal | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cube | / | Noun, Verb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cycle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dance | / | Noun, Verb |
| dimeric | x/x | Adjective |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| dog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| domino | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| drawing | /x | Noun |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| egg | / | Noun, Verb |
| electric | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| embrace | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| epididymis | xxx/x | Noun |
| estate | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| expansion | x/x | Noun |
| fearless | /x | Adjective |
| feather | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fence | / | Noun, Verb |
| fetter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| filament | /xx | Noun |
| firearm | /xx | Noun |
| fireball | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| flask | / | Noun, Verb |
| flow | / | Noun, Verb |
| fob | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| foot | / | Noun, Verb |
| football | /x | Noun, Verb |
| formal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| frame | / | Noun, Verb |
| franchise | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fun | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gala | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| galactosidase | x/xxx | Noun |
| gambling | /xx | Noun |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gang | / | Noun, Verb |
| gear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| glass | / | Noun, Verb |
| glob | / | Noun, Verb |
| globe | / | Noun, Verb |
| globule | /x | Noun |
| globulin | /xx | Noun |
| goal | / | Noun, Verb |
| gold | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| golf | / | Noun, Verb |
| golf ball | // | Phrase, Noun |
| gonad | /x | Noun |
| grapefruit | /x | Noun |
| great smoky mountains | //x/x | Name, Noun |
| gul | / | Name |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| gunfire | /xx | Noun |
| gunshot | /x | Noun |
| hail | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| handball | /x | Noun, Verb |
| height | / | Noun |
| hemisphere | /xx | Noun |
| hierarchical | x/xx | Adjective |
| hierarchy | /xxx | Noun |
| himalayas | xx/x | Name |
| hindu kush | /x/ | Name, Name |
| hit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| hitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| hockey | /x | Noun |
| hole | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| homecoming | /xx | Noun |
| hose | / | Noun, Verb |
| hut | / | Noun, Verb |
| hybrid | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| hydroxylase | x/x/ | Noun |
| imprisonment | x/xx | Noun |
| industry | /xx | Noun |
| inheritance | x/xx | Noun |
| initiative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| intercollegiate | xxx/x | Adjective, Name |
| interlocking | /xxx | Noun |
| internal spermatic artery | x/xx/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| interscholastic | xxx/x | Adjective |
