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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| channel | /x | Noun, Noun |
| reef | / | Noun |
| lagoon | x/ | Noun |
| barrier | /xx | Noun |
| sandbar | /x | Noun |
| shoreline | /x | Noun |
| offshore | // | Noun |
| shore | / | Noun |
| seashore | /x | Noun |
| berm | / | Noun |
| nearshore | /x | Noun |
| beach | / | Noun |
| breakaway | /xx | Noun |
| riverbank | /xx | Noun |
| barrage | x/ | Noun |
| continental shelf | xx/x/ | Name, Name |
| beachside | /x | Noun |
| coast | / | Noun |
| beachfront | /x | Noun |
| buffer zone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| cape | / | Noun |
| strait | / | Noun |
| barricade | /xx | Noun |
| gulf | / | Noun |
| boundary | /xx | Noun |
| littoral | /xx | Noun |
| outcrop | // | Noun |
| ridge | / | Noun |
| wall | / | Noun |
| bluff | / | Noun |
| oceanfront | xxx | Noun |
| barren | /x | Adjective |
| promontory | x//x | Noun |
| border | /x | Noun |
| inlet | /x | Noun |
| inland sea | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ghat | / | Noun |
| shallow | /x | Adjective |
| bight | / | Noun |
| ledge | / | Noun |
| abyss | x/ | Noun |
| foreland | /x | Noun |
| land bridge | // | Phrase, Noun |
| overtopping | /x/x | Noun |
| frontage | /x | Noun |
| rampart | /x | Noun |
| buffer | /x | Noun |
| morass | x/ | Noun |
| strand | / | Noun |
| waterfront | /xx | Noun |
| seafloor | // | Noun |
| open water | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| tongue | / | Noun |
| fence | / | Noun |
| outlier | /xx | Noun |
| estuary | /xxx | Noun |
| headland | /x | Noun |
| levee | /x | Noun |
| sound barrier | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| salina | x/x | Noun |
| cove | / | Noun |
| seafront | /x | Noun |
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun |
| weir | / | Noun |
| corridor | /xx | Noun |
| hulking | /x | Noun |
| lido | /x | Noun |
| perimeter | x/xx | Noun |
| swale | / | Noun |
| isthmus | /x | Noun |
| chop | / | Noun |
| moat | / | Noun |
| fringing | /x | Noun |
| seabed | /x | Noun |
| peninsula | x/xx | Noun |
| sand trap | // | Phrase, Noun |
| envelope | /xx | Noun |
| scar | / | Noun |
| slough | / | Noun |
| backwater | /xx | Noun |
| flank | / | Noun |
| lane | / | Noun |
| bifurcation | xx/x | Noun |
| scarp | / | Noun |
| closed loop | // | Phrase, Noun |
| seaside | /x | Noun |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| anti | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| apartheid | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| atoll | /x | Noun |
| backstop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| barrera | x/x | Name |
| basin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| biomimetic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| boom | / | Noun, Verb |
| bottleneck | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| brake | / | Noun, Verb |
| breakwater | /xx | Noun |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bulkhead | /x | Noun |
| bulwark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| burden | /x | Noun, Verb |
| causeway | /x | Noun, Verb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| checkpoint | /x | Noun, Verb |
| combinational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| constraint | x/ | Noun |
| containment | x/x | Noun |
| coral | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| coral reef | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| cord | / | Noun, Verb |
| cordon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| countryside | /xx | Noun |
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| cree | / | Name |
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dam | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| deltaic | x/x | Adjective |
| demarcation | xx/x | Noun |
| deterrent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| dielectric | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| difficulty | /xxx | Noun |
| dike | / | Noun, Verb |
| disability | xx/xx | Noun |
| disadvantage | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| discriminate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| disincentive | xx/x | Noun |
| dispersive | x/x | Adjective |
| dissipative | /xxx | Adjective |
| ditch | / | Noun, Verb |
| dive | / | Noun, Verb |
| divide | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| doped | / | Adjective |
| drawback | /x | Noun |
| dune | / | Noun |
| electrode | x/x | Noun |
| embankment | x/x | Noun |
| epitaxial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| estrangement | x/x | Noun |
| estuarine | /xxx | Adjective |
| fender | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ferroelectric | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| fish | / | Noun, Verb |
| frontier | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| gap | / | Noun, Verb |
| gate | / | Noun, Verb |
| glacier | /x | Noun |
| granny | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| grate | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| groin | / | Noun, Verb |
| handicap | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hedge | / | Noun, Verb |
| hindered | /x | Verb |
| hindrance | /x | Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun, Verb |
| hurdle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| impairment | x/x | Noun |
| impedance | x/x | Noun |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| impeding | x/x | Adjective |
| inducement | x/x | Noun |
| inshore | // | Adjective, Adverb |
| interference | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| intertidal | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| island | /x | Noun, Verb |
| isle | / | Noun |
| jetty | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| keys | / | Noun |
| lacustrine | xxx | Adjective |
| language barrier | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| lanyard | /x | Noun |
| layer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| leap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| limit | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| limitation | xx/x | Noun |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| lossy | /x | Adjective |
| mangrove | /x | Noun |
| marine | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| mark | / | Noun, Verb |
| membrane | /x | Noun |
| mesa | /x | Noun |
| mole | / | Noun |
| mur | x | Noun |
| night | / | Noun, Verb |
| nonlinear | x/xx | Adjective |
| nuisance | /x | Noun |
| obstacle | /xx | Noun |
| obstruction | x/x | Noun |
| obstructive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ocean | /x | Noun |
| overlay | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| panel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| parapet | /xx | Noun |
| pelagic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| pier | / | Noun |
| pitfall | /x | Noun |
| prejudice | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| prevented | x/x | Verb |
| prey | / | Noun, Verb |
| problem | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| rail | / | Noun, Verb |
| reeve | / | Name, Verb |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| riverine | /x/x | Adjective |
| road | / | Noun, Adjective |
| roadblock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| rural | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| safeguard | /x | Verb, Noun |
| scattering | /xx | Noun |
| screen | / | Noun, Verb |
| sea | / | Noun |
| seawall | /x | Noun |
| secession | x/x | Noun |
| semipermeable | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| separating | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| separation | xx/x | Noun |
| setback | /x | Noun |
| shelf | / | Noun |
| shield | / | Noun, Verb |
| shoal | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| silicon | /xx | Noun |
| sound | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| starting gate | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| stop | / | Verb, Noun |
| submerged | x/ | Adjective |
| subtidal | //x | Adjective |
| surveyed | x/ | Verb |
| tackles | /x | Verb, Noun |
| terrace | /x | Noun, Verb |
| threshold | /x | Noun |
| viscoelastic | x/x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| visor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| wadi | /x | Noun |
| wail | / | Noun, Verb |
| water | /x | Noun, Verb |
| watertight | /xx | Adjective |
| way | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
