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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| fastening | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| palisade | xx/ | Noun |
| hawthorn | /x | Noun |
| appendage | x/x | Noun |
| frond | / | Noun |
| attachment | x/x | Noun |
| underside | /xx | Noun |
| adornment | x/x | Noun |
| manus | /x | Noun |
| demesne | x/ | Noun |
| kelp | / | Noun |
| stipe | / | Noun |
| copse | / | Noun |
| foreland | /x | Noun |
| anchorage | /xx | Noun |
| anchor | /x | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb |
| dogs | / | Noun |
| lifeline | /x | Noun |
| hitch | / | Noun |
| mainstay | /x | Noun |
| strap | / | Noun |
| tether | /x | Noun |
| hank | / | Name |
| mooring | /x | Noun |
| ballast | /x | Noun |
| cleat | / | Noun |
| fish | / | Noun |
| cable | /x | Noun |
| clinch | / | Noun |
| sea anchor | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| holder | /x | Noun |
| dock | / | Noun |
| stopper | /x | Noun |
| lanyard | /x | Noun |
| belay | x/ | Noun |
| swifter | /x | Adjective |
| balk | / | Noun |
| latching | /x | Noun |
| stock | / | Noun |
| chock | / | Noun |
| fleet | / | Noun |
| foothold | /x | Noun |
| ironclad | /xx | Noun |
| headboard | /x | Noun |
| batten | /x | Noun |
| discoid | xx | Adjective |
| blade | / | Noun |
| conical | /xx | Adjective |
| attaches | x/x | Verb |
| fibrous | /x | Adjective |
| differentiated | xx/xxx | Verb |
| basal | /x | Adjective |
| arising | x/x | Verb |
| means | / | Noun |
| massive | /x | Adjective |
| small | / | Adjective |
| composed | x/ | Verb |
| consists | x/ | Verb |
| form | / | Verb |
| showing | /x | Verb |
| common | /x | Adjective |
| single | /x | Adjective |
| wavering | /xx | Verb |
| hooks | / | Noun |
| confession | x/x | Noun |
| organ | /x | Noun |
| absorptive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| adhesive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| antlers | /x | Noun |
| apical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| bristle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buckle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| cephalic | /xx | Adjective |
| clasp | / | Noun, Verb |
| clip | / | Noun, Verb |
| contractile | /xx | Adjective |
| cotter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cranial | /x | Adjective |
| cuticular | x/xx | Adjective |
| degenerated | x/xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| diseased | x/ | Adjective |
| dowel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ectodermal | /x/x | Adjective |
| embryonic | xx/x | Adjective |
| excretory | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| fillet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| flagellar | x/x | Adjective |
| golgi | /x | Name |
| granule | /x | Noun |
| hook and eye | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| knobs | / | Noun |
| knot | / | Noun, Verb |
| link | / | Noun, Verb |
| lock | / | Noun, Verb |
| loop | / | Noun, Verb |
| mound | / | Noun, Verb |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| nucleolus | /xxx | Noun |
| pin | / | Noun, Verb |
| protuberance | x/xx | Noun |
| rhizome | /x | Noun |
| rootstock | /x | Noun |
| screw | / | Noun, Verb |
| seal | / | Noun, Verb |
| sealing wax | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| spines | / | Noun |
| stalk | / | Noun, Verb |
| stopping | /x | Noun |
| thallus | /x | Noun |
| tie | / | Noun, Verb |
| triangular | x/xx | Adjective |
| tubercles | xxx | Noun |
| zip | / | Noun, Verb |
| zipper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
