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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| seashore | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| ice shelf | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| nearshore | /x | Noun | 
| inland sea | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| seafloor | // | Noun | 
| landmass | /x | Noun | 
| shore | / | Noun | 
| seabed | /x | Noun | 
| ocean | /x | Noun | 
| shoreline | /x | Noun | 
| abyss | x/ | Noun | 
| shallow | /x | Adjective | 
| surface layer | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| mediterranean sea | xxx/xx/ | Name, Name | 
| coast | / | Noun | 
| coastline | /x | Noun | 
| ridge | / | Noun | 
| gulf | / | Noun | 
| strand | / | Noun | 
| peninsula | x/xx | Noun | 
| beach | / | Noun | 
| reef | / | Noun | 
| land | / | Noun | 
| crust | / | Noun | 
| lagoon | x/ | Noun | 
| offshore | // | Noun | 
| littoral | /xx | Noun | 
| open water | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| outcrop | // | Noun | 
| seafront | /x | Noun | 
| beachside | /x | Noun | 
| expanse | x/ | Noun | 
| cape | / | Noun | 
| ledge | / | Noun | 
| sandbar | /x | Noun | 
| stack | / | Noun | 
| plain | / | Noun | 
| beachfront | /x | Noun | 
| reach | / | Noun | 
| seaside | /x | Noun | 
| oceanfront | xxx | Noun | 
| thermocline | /xx | Noun | 
| channel | /x | Noun | 
| tongue | / | Noun | 
| ice sheet | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| cordillera | //x | Noun | 
| strait | / | Noun | 
| lakeshore | /x | Noun | 
| barrier reef | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| foreland | /x | Noun | 
| continent | /xx | Noun | 
| bench | / | Noun | 
| platform | /x | Noun | 
| waterfront | /xx | Noun | 
| sea level | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| sound | / | Noun | 
| underwater | /xxx | Adjective | 
| region | /x | Noun | 
| ice cap | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| continental drift | xx/x/ | Name, Name | 
| knoll | / | Noun | 
| geoid | /x | Noun | 
| mare | / | Noun | 
| groundswell | /x | Noun | 
| sweep | / | Noun | 
| wash | / | Noun | 
| sheet | / | Noun | 
| bank | / | Noun | 
| strip | / | Noun | 
| foreshore | xx | Noun | 
| inlet | /x | Noun | 
| playa | /x | Noun | 
| mountain chain | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| plate | / | Noun | 
| plateau | x/ | Noun | 
| sinus | /x | Noun | 
| swale | / | Noun | 
| scalp | / | Noun | 
| berm | / | Noun | 
| estuary | /xxx | Noun | 
| territorial waters | xx/xx/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| promontory | x//x | Noun | 
| lande | / | Noun | 
| frontage | /x | Noun | 
| academicians | xxx/x | Noun | 
| african | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| aisle | / | Noun | 
| alone | x/ | Adverb, Adjective | 
| american | x/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| anglo | /x | Name | 
| apron | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| asian | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| awards | x/ | Noun | 
| balkan | /x | Name, Adjective | 
| bar | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| barrier | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| basin | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| bentley | /x | Name | 
| bight | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bin | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blues | / | Noun | 
| boarding | /x | Noun | 
| book | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bookcase | /x | Noun | 
| bookshelf | /x | Noun | 
| buffet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| cabinet | /xx | Noun | 
| canadians | x/xx | Noun | 
| cassette | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| cherokee | /xx | Name | 
| cliff | / | Noun | 
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| colonial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| compartment | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| conservancy | x/xx | Noun | 
| conservation | xx/x | Noun | 
| conserve | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| counter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| cupboard | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| curatorial | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| customised | /xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| customized | /xx | Verb, Adjective | 
| deck | / | Noun, Verb | 
| designed | x/ | Adjective | 
| desk | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dish | / | Noun, Verb | 
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| dock | / | Noun, Verb | 
| drawer | / | Noun | 
| dresser | /x | Noun | 
| duchy | /x | Noun | 
| duration | //x | Noun | 
| earl | / | Noun | 
| electricians | xx/x | Noun | 
| european | xx/x | Adjective, Name | 
| explorers | x/x | Name | 
| fence | / | Noun, Verb | 
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| folding | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| food | / | Noun | 
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| fork | / | Noun, Verb | 
| frame | / | Noun, Verb | 
| french | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| gallery | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| giants | /x | Verb | 
| hemispheric | xx/x | Adjective | 
| hob | / | Noun, Verb | 
| hopper | /x | Noun | 
| hotel | x/ | Noun | 
| hub | / | Noun | 
| icbm | //x/ | Name | 
| ice | / | Noun, Verb | 
| imperial | x/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| inbox | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| inexpensive | xx/x | Adjective | 
| inland | /x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| insular | /xx | Adjective, Name | 
| intercontinental | xxxx/x | Adjective | 
| interoperable | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| jetty | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| landslide | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| length | / | Noun, Verb | 
| life | / | Noun, Verb | 
| lift | / | Verb, Noun | 
| limousines | /xx | Noun | 
| lincoln | /x | Name | 
| line | / | Noun, Verb | 
| magdalen | /xx | Name | 
| mainland | /x | Noun | 
| mantel | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mantelpiece | x/x | Noun | 
| mantle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| marine | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| maritime | /xx | Adjective | 
| masters | /x | Noun | 
| me | / | Noun | 
| mediterranean | xxx/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| mesa | /x | Noun | 
| metropolitan | xx/xx | Name, Adjective | 
| miniaturized | /xxx | Adjective | 
| mower | /x | Noun | 
| multimedia | xx/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| oceanic | xx/x | Adjective | 
| onshore | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| outsourced | x/ | Adjective | 
| pad | / | Noun, Verb | 
| pallet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| pan | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| pantry | /x | Noun | 
| paved | / | Adjective | 
| period | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| pier | / | Noun | 
| plank | / | Noun, Verb | 
| platter | /x | Noun | 
| preservation | xx/x | Noun | 
| preservative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| prints | / | Adjective | 
| processing | /xx | Noun | 
| purpose | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| quay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| rack | / | Noun, Verb | 
| radii | xxx | Noun | 
| ray | / | Noun, Verb | 
| reliability | xxx/xx | Noun | 
| retention | x/x | Noun | 
| reusable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| rig | / | Noun, Verb | 
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb | 
| scaffold | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| scandinavian | xx/xx | Adjective, Name | 
| seaboard | /x | Noun | 
| self | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| set | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective | 
| shell | / | Noun, Verb | 
| sideboard | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| sill | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| socket | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| stage | / | Noun, Verb | 
| standalone | /x/ | Noun, Adjective | 
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| storage | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| storing | /x | Noun | 
| stuff | / | Noun, Verb | 
| subcontinent | x/xx | Noun | 
| table | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| tablet | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| terrace | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| top | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb | 
| transcontinental | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| transportable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| trawl | / | Noun, Verb | 
| tray | / | Noun, Verb | 
| trench | / | Noun, Verb | 
| turntable | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| useful | /x | Adjective | 
| validity | x/xx | Noun | 
| wall | / | Noun, Verb | 
| warehousing | /xx | Noun | 
| western | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| window | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| witches | /x | Verb | 
| wood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
