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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| shortage | /x | Noun, Noun |
| scarcity | /xx | Noun |
| shortness | /x | Noun |
| scarce | / | Adjective |
| shortfalls | /x | Noun |
| short shrift | // | Phrase, Noun |
| short term | // | Phrase, Noun, Adjective |
| oversupply | xxx/ | Noun |
| availability | xxx/xx | Noun |
| unavailability | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| shortcoming | /xx | Noun |
| shortened | /x | Adjective |
| cut short | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| limitation | xx/x | Noun |
| short run | // | Phrase |
| short account | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| fall short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| short time | // | Phrase, Noun |
| short fuse | // | Phrase, Noun |
| insufficiency | xx/xx | Noun |
| unavailable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| understaffed | /xx | Adjective |
| short of | // | Phrase |
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective |
| lacking | /x | Verb |
| in brief | x/ | Phrase, Adverb |
| cheapness | /x | Noun |
| constrained | x/ | Adjective |
| abbreviated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| paucity | /xx | Noun |
| insufficiently | xx/xx | Adverb |
| rationing | /xx | Noun |
| short list | // | Phrase, Noun |
| in stock | x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| inapplicability | x/xx/xx | Noun |
| ineffectiveness | xx/xx | Noun |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| truncation | /xx | Noun |
| in summary | x/xx | Phrase |
| smallness | /x | Noun |
| deficiencies | x/xx | Noun |
| in demand | xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| inaccurate | x/xx | Adjective |
| underutilized | /xxxx | Adjective |
| commodity | x/xx | Noun |
| undervalue | /xxx | Verb |
| underfunded | /xxx | Adjective |
| narrowness | /xx | Noun |
| inaccessibility | xxxx/xx | Noun |
| ultrashort | xx/ | Noun |
| incomplete | xx/ | Adjective |
| abridged | x/ | Adjective |
| abruptly | x/x | Adverb |
| abstract | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| abundance | x/x | Noun |
| accelerated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| access | /x | Noun, Verb |
| accommodate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective |
| acquisition | xx/x | Noun |
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| air | / | Noun, Verb |
| allowance | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| amount | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ample | /x | Adjective |
| anyhow | /xx | Adverb |
| anyway | /xx | Adverb |
| append | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| appropriation | xxx/x | Noun |
| arm | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| articulate | x/xx | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| available | x/xx | Adjective |
| barely | /x | Adverb |
| basin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bed | / | Noun, Verb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| benefit | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| berth | / | Noun, Verb |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bit | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| books | / | Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| briefly | /x | Adverb |
| bring | / | Verb |
| brusque | / | Adjective, Verb |
| bush | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective |
| buy | / | Verb, Noun |
| bypass | /x | Noun, Verb |
| canal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| caption | /x | Noun, Verb |
| care | / | Noun, Verb |
| cater | /x | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| causeway | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chain | / | Noun, Verb |
| charge | / | Noun, Verb |
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective |
| choleric | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| chunky | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cigarettes | xx/ | Noun |
| circuit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cleat | / | Noun, Verb |
| clipped | / | Adjective |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| coal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| communicate | x/xx | Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| concisely | x/x | Adverb |
| condensed | x/ | Adjective |
| conditioning | x/xx | Noun |
| consignment | x/x | Noun |
| contracting | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| contribute | x/x | Verb |
| contribution | xx/x | Noun |
| copious | /xx | Adjective |
| cornice | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cost | / | Noun, Verb |
| costume | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| coverage | /xx | Noun |
| credit | /x | Noun, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cursory | /xx | Adjective |
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| curtly | /x | Adverb |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| date | / | Noun, Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| deficient | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| delivery | x/xx | Noun |
| demand | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deny | x/ | Verb |
| derivation | xx/x | Noun |
| deriving | x/x | Noun |
| design | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| dietary | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| digest | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| diminutive | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| dish | / | Noun, Verb |
| dish out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| dish up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| distributing | x/xx | Verb, Noun |
| distribution | xx/x | Noun |
| docs | / | Noun |
| drinking | /x | Noun |
| dumpy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dwarf | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| eating | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| electric | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| electrical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| electricity | xx/xx | Noun |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| endowment | x/x | Noun |
| energy | /xx | Noun |
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| ephemeral | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| equip | x/ | Verb |
| equipment | x/x | Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| expenditure | x/xx | Noun |
| extend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| facilitate | x/xx | Verb |
| far | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| feed | / | Noun, Verb |
| feeder | /x | Noun |
| few | / | Noun |
| fill | / | Verb, Noun |
| final | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| fit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fix up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fleetingly | /xx | Adverb |
| flood | / | Noun, Verb |
| flow | / | Noun, Verb |
| font | / | Noun, Verb |
| food | / | Noun |
| forage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foreseeable | x/xx | Adjective |
| forgetful | x/x | Adjective |
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| free | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fuel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fugitive | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| fulfil | x/ | Verb |
| fulfill | x/ | Verb |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| furnish | /x | Verb, Noun |
