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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| rainy day | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| downfall | /x | Noun |
| stormy weather | /x/x | Name, Name |
| darkness | /x | Noun |
| weather | /x | Noun |
| heat | / | Noun |
| bout | / | Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun |
| thick and thin | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| low water | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| cold spell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| famine | /x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| time out of mind | //// | Phrase, Noun, Adverb |
| downtime | /x | Noun |
| hour | /x | Noun |
| hour of need | /x// | Phrase, Noun |
| night | / | Noun |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| perfect storm | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| cold snap | // | Phrase, Noun |
| black | / | Name |
| tide | / | Noun |
| drought | / | Noun |
| eternity | x/xx | Noun |
| downpour | /x | Noun |
| dry spell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun |
| waterworks | /xx | Noun |
| contraction | x/x | Noun |
| freezing cold | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective, Noun |
| daytime | /x | Noun |
| depths | / | Noun |
| noon | / | Noun |
| melting point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| eleventh hour | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| midwinter | //x | Noun |
| midyear | /x | Noun |
| doldrums | /x | Noun |
| nadir | /x | Noun |
| while | / | Noun |
| silent | /x | Adjective |
| doom | / | Noun |
| dead of winter | ///x | Phrase, Noun |
| autumn | /x | Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective |
| sleep | / | Noun |
| prime time | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| cliff | / | Noun |
| ungodly hour | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| cold wave | // | Phrase, Noun |
| snow | / | Noun |
| dust | / | Noun |
| shut | / | Verb |
| languor | // | Noun |
| brooding | /x | Noun |
| gloom | / | Noun |
| days | / | Noun |
| dark space | // | Phrase, Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| heat wave | // | Phrase, Noun |
| winter | /x | Noun |
| evening | /x | Noun |
| closing time | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| high summer | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| dead of night | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| dawn | / | Noun |
| raining | /x | Verb |
| blue moon | // | Phrase, Noun |
| sands | / | Noun |
| nighttime | /x | Noun |
| one of those days | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| afternoon | xx/ | Noun |
| full stop | // | Phrase, Noun |
| drop | / | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| hail | / | Noun |
| plummet | /x | Verb |
| fine line | // | Phrase, Noun |
| delaying | x/x | Verb |
| bedtime | /x | Noun |
| outage | /x | Noun |
| passing | /x | Noun |
| cold | / | Noun |
| back end | // | Phrase, Noun |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| dinnertime | /xx | Noun |
| break | / | Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| lowe | / | Name |
| recession | x/x | Noun |
| acacia | x/x | Noun |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| acutely | x/x | Adverb |
| advance | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| adversely | x/x | Adverb |
| affected | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| again | x/ | Adverb |
| age | / | Noun, Verb |
| aggressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| airtime | /x | Noun |
| alcoholic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| altitude | /xx | Noun |
| always | /x | Adverb |
| ambitious | x/x | Adjective |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ankara | /xx | Name |
| anytime | /xx | Adverb, Adjective |
| appearance | x/x | Noun |
| approximate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| ardently | /xx | Adverb |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| arrival | x/x | Noun |
| assiduous | x/x | Adjective |
| avid | /x | Adjective |
| awful | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| awkward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| backbreaking | /xx | Adjective |
| bad | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| badass | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| badly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beginning | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| binding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bitter | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| blunt | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| breath | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brick | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bully | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| burnt | / | Adjective |
| busy | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| calculating | /xxx | Adjective |
| calculative | /xxx | Adjective |
| calendar | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| callous | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| carefully | /xx | Adverb |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catchy | /x | Adjective |
| ceaselessly | /xx | Adverb |
| challenge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chance | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| cheap | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cheer | / | Noun, Verb |
| chronological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| chronology | x/xx | Noun |
| clerical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| clock | / | Noun, Verb |
| closely | /x | Adverb |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| coercive | x/x | Adjective |
| combination | xx/x | Noun |
| come | / | Verb, Noun |
| commitment | x/x | Noun |
| committed | x/x | Adjective |
| complex | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| conjunction | x/x | Noun |
| connection | x/x | Noun |
| conniving | x/x | Adjective |
| conscientiously | xx/xx | Adverb |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| continuance | x/xx | Noun |
| continuum | x/xx | Noun |
| convertible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| convincing | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| correctional | x/xx | Adjective |
| costly | /x | Adjective |
| coup | / | Noun, Verb |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| cruel | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| damning | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| data | /x | Noun |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| daylight saving | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| daylight savings | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| deadline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decade | x/ | Noun |
| dedicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| demanding | x/x | Adjective |
| desperately | /xxx | Adverb |
| difficile | /xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| difficulties | /xxx | Noun |
| diligent | /xx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective, Noun |
| disc | / | Noun, Verb |
| disk | / | Noun, Verb |
| distressing | x/x | Adjective |
| doggedly | /xx | Adverb |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| dur | x | Noun, Adjective |
| dura | /x | Noun |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| duro | /x | Name |
| durum | /x | Noun |
| earnest | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| easiest | /xx | Adjective |
| easily | /xx | Adverb |
| effort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| effortful | /xx | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| energetically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| enormous | x/x | Adjective |
| ephemera | x/xx | Noun |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| epoch | /x | Noun, Verb |
| era | /x | Noun |
| erect | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| event | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| exacting | x/x | Adjective |
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| extremely | x/x | Adverb |
| fact | / | Noun |
| factual | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fermented | x/x | Adjective |
| ferocious | x/x | Adjective |
| fervently | /xx | Adverb |
| fierce | / | Adjective, Adverb |
| fine | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
