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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| from the word go | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| traditionally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| fundamentally | xx/xx | Adverb |
| up front | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| for starters | //x | Phrase, Adverb |
| originally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| to begin with | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| from cover to cover | //x//x | Phrase |
| basically | /xx | Adverb |
| deep down | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| front to back | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| initially | x/xx | Adverb |
| radically | /xx | Adverb |
| through and through | /// | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| congenitally | x/xxx | Adverb |
| all over | //x | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| first and foremost | ///x | Phrase, Adverb |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| inside out | x// | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| primarily | x/xx | Adverb |
| firstly | /x | Adverb |
| first | / | Adjective |
| first off | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| headfirst | // | Noun |
| front and center | ///x | Phrase, Adverb |
| properly | /xx | Adverb |
| in detail | xxx | Phrase, Adverb |
| on all fours | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| genetically | x/xx | Adverb |
| right away | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| nose to tail | /// | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| whole | / | Noun |
| all out | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| entirely | x/xx | Adverb |
| therefrom | // | Noun |
| intrinsically | x/xxx | Adjective |
| directly | x/x | Adverb |
| straight up | // | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| officially | x/xx | Adverb |
| early on | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| then again | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| on top | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| prima facie | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| verbatim | x/x | Adjective |
| principally | /xx | Adverb |
| in a nutshell | xx/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| inherently | x/xx | Adverb |
| comprehensively | xx/xx | Adverb |
| solely | /xx | Adverb |
| altogether | xx/x | Adverb |
| chiefly | /x | Adverb |
| instinctively | x/xx | Adverb |
| utterly | /xx | Adverb |
| methodologically | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| in general | x/xx | Phrase, Adverb |
| from pillar to post | //x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| before | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| naturally | /xxx | Adverb |
| foremost | /x | Adjective |
| in every sense of the word | x/x//x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| thoroughly | /xx | Adverb |
| straightforwardly | x/xx | Adverb |
| headlong | /x | Noun |
| scientifically | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| every inch | /xx/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| in its entirety | x///xx | Phrase, Adverb |
| purely | /x | Adverb |
| the whole nine yards | x//x | Phrase, Adverb, Noun |
| freshly | /x | Adjective |
| academically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| flat out | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| day in, day out | /x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| plainly | /x | Adverb |
| outright | // | Adjective |
| wholeheartedly | /xxx | Adverb |
| all the way | /x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| henceforth | // | Adverb |
| whole hog | // | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| linguistically | x/xx | Adverb |
| hands down | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| for one | x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| the world over | x//x | Phrase, Adverb |
| henceforward | //x | Adverb |
| preliminarily | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| legally | /xx | Adverb |
| word for word | /// | Phrase, Adverb |
| completely | x/x | Adverb |
| root and branch | /// | Phrase, Adjective, Adverb |
| right off | // | Phrase, Adverb |
| upward | /x | Adjective |
| seriously | /xxx | Adverb |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| for good and all | ///x | Phrase, Adverb |
| organically | x/xx | Adverb |
| downright | /x | Adjective |
| above | x/ | Adjective |
| in one go | x// | Phrase, Adverb |
| de haut en bas | /x/x | Phrase, Adverb |
| fore | / | Noun |
| basally | /xx | Noun |
| roundly | /x | Adverb |
| abstractly | x/x | Adverb |
| aboveground | x/x | Adjective |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| account | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| addressed | x/ | Adjective |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun |
| ago | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| ahead | x/ | Adverb |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| airfield | /x | Noun |
| allegation | xx/x | Noun |
| alleging | x/x | Noun |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| america | x/xx | Name |
| among | x/ | Adverb |
| amongst | x/ | |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| and | x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| archipelago | xx/xx | Noun, Verb |
| area | /xx | Noun |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| argument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| army | /x | Noun |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| ascending | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ash | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| at | / | Noun, Adjective |
| average | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| awake | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backyard | /x | Noun |
| badlands | /x | Noun |
| barre | /x | Name, Verb |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basement | /x | Noun |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| batter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| battlefield | /xx | Noun |
| battleground | /xx | Noun |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beef | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| belly | /x | Noun, Verb |
| belowground | x/x | Adjective |
| bench | / | Noun, Verb |
| benchmarking | /xx | Noun |
| berry | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| body | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bona | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bottomland | /xx | Noun |
| brant | / | Name, Adjective |
| broken | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| but | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| camp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| campground | /x | Noun |
| cape | / | Noun, Verb |
| carpet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| causative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| champaign | x/ | Name, Adjective |
| choose | / | Verb, Noun |
| circumstance | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| coastal plain | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| collegial | x/xx | Adjective |
| combat | /x | Noun, Verb |
| coming | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| command | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| commencing | x/x | Verb |
| common ground | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| composed | x/ | Adjective |
| concerning | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| confluence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| continued | x/x | Adjective |
| convergence | x/x | Noun |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| couch | / | Noun, Verb |
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| countryside | /xx | Noun |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| criterion | x/xx | Noun |
| crushed | / | Adjective |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dans | / | Noun |
| dated | /x | Adjective |
| day | / | Noun, Verb |
| denominator | x/xxx | Noun |
| departure | x/x | Noun |
| des | / | Noun |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| destruction | x/x | Noun |
| diagnostic | xx/x | Adjective, Name |
| directed | x/x | Adjective |
| dirt | / | Noun, Verb |
| domain | x/ | Noun |
| doubtless | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| dough | / | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| downward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| durable | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| earthly | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| earthquake | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| elevator | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| erection | x/x | Noun |
| establish | x/x | Verb |
| estate | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| exam | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| excuse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| exploratory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| extract | /x | Verb, Noun |
| face | / | Noun, Verb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| field | / | Noun, Verb |
| fieldwork | /x | Noun |
| figure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| finding | /x | Noun |
| finished | /x | Adjective |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| foothold | /x | Noun |
| footing | /x | Noun |
| foreland | /x | Noun |
| forest | /x | Noun, Verb |
| front | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| functioning | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| game | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| gathering | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| geological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| grass | / | Noun, Verb |
| grassroots | // | Adjective |
| grievance | /x | Noun |
| grind | / | Verb, Noun |
| grounded | /x | Adjective |
| groundwater | /xx | Noun |
| groundwork | /x | Noun |
| grunt | / | Noun, Verb |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heavenward | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| hierarchic | x/x | Adjective |
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| hills | / | Noun |
| hog | / | Noun, Verb |
| homeland | /x | Noun |
| impersonal | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| improving | x/x | Adjective |
| in the lead | xx/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| indoors | /x | Noun, Adverb |
| infantry | /xx | Noun |
| infantrymen | /xxx | Noun |
| informal | x/x | Adjective |
| inland | /x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
