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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| bristled | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| bristly | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| spiny | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| thorny | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| prickly | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| pungent | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| nipping | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| biting | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| armed | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| sarcastic | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| spiky | /x | Adjective |
| blunted | /x | Adjective |
| wire | /x | Noun |
| coiled | / | Adjective |
| serrated | /xx | Adjective |
| jagged | / | Adjective |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| venomous | /xx | Adjective |
| acerbic | x/x | Adjective |
| twisted | /x | Adjective |
| pierced | / | Verb |
| pithy | /x | Adjective |
| threaded | /x | Adjective |
| protruding | x/x | Verb |
| snide | / | Adjective |
| spears | / | Noun |
| satiric | x/x | Adjective |
| ribbed | / | Adjective |
| caustic | /x | Noun |
| knotted | /x | Verb |
| laced | / | Adjective |
| sinuous | /x | Adjective |
| hooked | / | Adjective |
| jabbed | / | Verb |
| razor | /x | Noun |
| ridged | / | Adjective |
| lobbed | / | Verb |
| braided | /x | Adjective |
| hollow | /x | Noun |
| pointy | /x | Noun |
| gnarled | / | Adjective |
| sharp | / | Adjective |
| couched | / | Verb |
| curt | / | Noun |
| hypodermic | xx/x | Noun |
| curved | / | Adjective |
| veiled | / | Adjective |
| ribald | /x | Adjective |
| trenchant | /x | Adjective |
| perforated | /xxx | Adjective |
| jeweled | /x | Adjective |
| tangled | /x | Adjective |
| oblique | x/ | Adjective |
| studded | /x | Adjective |
| barred | / | Verb |
| spiked | / | Adjective |
| horned | / | Adjective |
| furred | / | Adjective |
| pointed | /x | Verb |
| flagged | / | Adjective |
| toothed | / | Adjective |
| tufted | /x | Adjective |
| bladed | /x | Adjective |
| shaven | /x | Noun |
| bitter | /x | Adjective |
| spinous | /x | Noun |
| billed | / | Verb |
| beveled | /x | Adjective |
| beady | /x | Noun |
| haired | / | Adjective |
| jawed | / | Adjective |
| sharpened | /x | Adjective |
| grooved | / | Adjective |
| lobed | / | Adjective |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| bald | / | Noun |
| dentate | xx | Noun |
| winged | / | Adjective |
| clawed | / | Adjective |
| scarred | / | Adjective |
| beaked | / | Adjective |
| enclosures | x/x | Verb |
| broach | / | Noun |
| stinger | /x | Noun |
| congruent | /xx | Noun |
| fences | /x | Noun |
| entanglements | x/xx | Noun |
| spearhead | /x | Noun |
| arrowhead | /xx | Noun |
| barricades | /xx | Noun |
| vert | / | Noun |
| javelins | /xx | Noun |
| congruence | /xx | Noun |
| strung | / | Noun |
| darts | / | Noun |
| prongs | / | Noun |
| quills | / | Noun |
| steeds | / | Noun |
| arrows | /x | Noun |
| lances | /x | Noun |
| whips | / | Noun |
| stockade | /x | Noun |
| shafts | / | Noun |
| bent | / | Noun, Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| contentious | x/x | Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| decorated | /xxx | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| forked | / | Adjective |
| recurved | x/ | Adjective |
| sticking | /x | Noun |
| tipped | / | Adjective |
| topical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sfa | x | Name |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
