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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| in the wind | xx/ | Phrase |
| very well | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| very good | /x/ | Phrase |
| closed | / | Adjective |
| all there | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| backside | /x | Noun |
| windy | /x | Noun |
| near | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| windswept | /x | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| breezy | /x | Noun |
| virtual | /xx | Adjective |
| abreast | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| northwestern | x/x | Name |
| nearby | // | Adjective |
| upwind | /x | Adjective |
| leeward | /x | Noun |
| confluent | x/x | Adjective |
| around the corner | x/x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| metaphoric | xx/x | Adjective |
| approximate | x/xx | Noun |
| proverbial | x/xx | Adjective |
| distant | /x | Adjective |
| local | /x | Adjective |
| sideways | /x | Adverb |
| opposite | /xx | Noun |
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective |
| away | x/ | Adverb |
| sidelong | /xx | Adjective |
| all very well | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| figurative | /xxx | Adjective |
| afire | x/ | Adverb |
| further | /x | Adjective |
| oncoming | /xx | Adjective |
| phrasal | /x | Adjective |
| borderline | /xx | Noun |
| early | /x | Adjective |
| right as rain | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| directional | x/xx | Noun |
| wester | /x | Noun |
| very | /x | Adverb |
| out and about | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| cold | / | Noun |
| selfsame | // | Adjective |
| literal | /xx | Adjective |
| inward | /x | Adjective |
| dry as a bone | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| like that | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| brisk | / | Adjective |
| inside | x/ | Noun |
| approaching | x/x | Verb |
| consumed | x/ | Verb |
| out of sight | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| flat out | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| straightforward | //x | Adjective |
| backwards | /x | Noun |
| southerly | /xx | Adjective |
| secondhand | /xx | Adjective |
| tangential | x/x | Adjective |
| like | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| incidental | xx/x | Adjective |
| same | / | Adjective |
| leftward | /x | Adjective |
| forwards | /x | Noun |
| cowed | / | Verb |
| periphrastic | x//x | Adjective |
| collateral | x/xx | Noun |
| running | /x | Verb |
| clockwise | /x | Noun |
| coolly | /x | Adverb |
| downright | /x | Adjective |
| thus and so | /// | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| north | / | Noun |
| implicit | x/x | Adjective |
| exact same | x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| technical | /xx | Name |
| rightward | /x | Adjective |
| westerly | /xx | Adjective |
| northerly | /xx | Adjective |
| abandonment | x/xx | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| acoustic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| adjoining | x/x | Adjective |
| adjournment | x/x | Noun |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| airflow | /x | Noun |
| airstream | /x | Noun |
| akin | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| ambient | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| aria | /xx | Noun |
| at hand | // | Phrase |
| atmospheric | xx/x | Adjective |
| attention | x/x | Noun |
| attentive | x/x | Adjective |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| beside | x/ | Adverb |
| biaxial | x/xx | Adjective |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| blast | / | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| boon | / | Noun, Adjective |
| boreas | /xx | Name |
| bosom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brass | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| breeze | / | Noun, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| brink | / | Noun |
| brotherly | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| careful | /x | Adjective |
| casual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| categorize | /xxx | Verb |
| cease | / | Verb, Noun |
| chicago | x/x | Name |
| chinook | x/ | Noun |
| chummy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cirrus | /x | Noun |
| classify | /xx | Verb |
| clew | / | Noun, Verb |
| climax | /x | Noun, Verb |
| close at hand | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| closeout | /x | Noun |
| closure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| coda | /x | Noun |
| coffee | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| coil | / | Noun, Verb |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| come together | /x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| compressional | x/xx | Adjective |
| compressive | x/x | Adjective |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| concluded | x/x | Adjective |
| conclusion | x/x | Noun |
| confidential | xx/x | Adjective |
| confined | x/ | Adjective |
| constrictive | x/x | Adjective |
| consummation | xx/x | Noun |
| contiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| convective | x/x | Adjective |
| convergence | x/x | Noun |
| cordial | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cozy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| cramped | / | Adjective |
| craze | / | Noun, Verb |
| crunch | / | Noun, Verb |
| culmination | xx/x | Noun |
| curl | / | Noun, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| curve | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cyclonic | x/x | Adjective |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| delete | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| dense | / | Adjective, Noun |
| detailed | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| direction | x/x | Noun |
| discontinue | xx/x | Verb |
| dismantle | x/x | Verb |
| dismiss | x/ | Verb |
| dissolve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| distance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| document | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| doldrums | /x | Noun |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| downstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| downwind | x/ | Adverb |
| draft | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| drain | / | Verb, Noun |
| draught | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| dribble | /x | Noun, Verb |
| drift | / | Noun, Verb |
| dust | / | Noun, Verb |
| dynamic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| easter | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| easterly | /xx | Adjective, Name, Adverb |
| eliminate | x/xx | Verb |
| enclose | x/ | Verb |
| encompassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| enhanced | x/ | Adjective |
| entrance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| enveloping | x/xx | Verb |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| equal | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| exact | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| exit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expiry | x/x | Noun |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| faithful | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| familiar | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| family | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| farm | / | Noun, Verb |
| farmhouse | /x | Noun |
| fart | / | Noun, Verb |
