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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| escapement | x/x | Noun |
| winder | /x | Noun |
| spring | / | Noun |
| watchmaker | /xx | Noun |
| lever | /x | Noun |
| vitality | x/xx | Noun |
| revolver | x/x | Noun |
| recoil | x/ | Noun |
| bobbin | /x | Noun |
| pneumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| tension | /x | Noun |
| mechanical | x/xx | Adjective |
| crankshaft | /x | Noun |
| armature | /xx | Noun |
| motion | /x | Noun |
| banking | /x | Noun |
| mechanism | /xxx | Noun |
| primary | /xx | Adjective |
| pinion | /x | Noun |
| sprocket | /x | Noun |
| power supply | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crank | / | Noun |
| movement | /x | Noun |
| worm | / | Noun |
| stator | /x | Noun |
| swivel | /x | Noun |
| whorl | / | Noun |
| mechanics | x/x | Noun |
| windmill | /x | Noun |
| spindle | /x | Noun |
| motor | /x | Noun |
| alarm | x/ | Noun |
| rack | / | Noun |
| linchpin | /x | Noun |
| dynamo | /xx | Noun |
| winding | /x | Verb |
| counter | /x | Noun |
| train | / | Noun |
| journal | /x | Noun |
| workings | /x | Noun |
| whip | / | Noun |
| solenoid | /xx | Noun |
| prime mover | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| rack and snail | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| runner | /x | Noun |
| snail | / | Noun |
| moderator | /xxx | Noun |
| link | / | Noun |
| motive power | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| leader | /x | Noun |
| perpetual motion machine | x/xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ignition | x/x | Noun |
| capstan | /x | Noun |
| servo | /x | Noun |
| axle | /x | Noun |
| engine turning | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| works | / | Noun |
| brake | / | Noun |
| first | / | Adjective |
| automaton | x/xx | Noun |
| travel | /x | Noun |
| gearing | /x | Noun |
| cassette | x/ | Noun |
| choker | /x | Noun |
| flywheel | /x | Noun |
| doorknob | /x | Noun |
| nest | / | Noun |
| chassis | /x | Noun |
| backlash | /x | Noun |
| machinery | x/xx | Noun |
| plunger | /x | Noun |
| watch | / | Noun |
| endeavour | x/x | Noun |
| broken | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| clock | / | Noun |
| very | /x | Adjective |
| motive | /x | Noun |
| plot | / | Noun |
| strongest | /x | Adjective |
| endeavor | x/x | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| inspiration | xx/x | Noun |
| ideological | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| machine | x/ | Noun |
| progress | /x | Noun |
| creativity | xx/xx | Noun |
| tragedy | /xx | Noun |
| enterprise | /xx | Noun |
| secret | /x | Adjective |
| conduct | x/ | Noun |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| civilization | xxx/x | Noun |
| activity | x/xx | Noun |
| drives | / | Verb |
| motivation | xx/x | Noun |
| powerful | /xx | Adjective |
| life | / | Noun |
| rebellion | x/x | Noun |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Noun |
| real | / | Adjective |
| true | / | Adjective |
| effort | /x | Noun |
| existence | x/x | Noun |
| prosperity | x/xx | Noun |
| policy | /xx | Noun |
| psychological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| economy | x/xx | Noun |
| constitutes | /xx | Verb |
| revolution | xx/x | Noun |
| universe | /xx | Noun |
| advance | x/ | Noun |
| evolution | xx/x | Noun |
| poetry | /xx | Noun |
| forms | / | Verb |
| morality | x/xx | Noun |
| career | x/ | Noun |
| much | / | Adjective |
| politics | /xx | Noun |
| behaviour | x/x | Noun |
| play | / | Noun |
| growth | / | Noun |
| backbone | /x | Noun |
| bulwark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cornerstone | /xx | Noun |
| desideratum | xx/xx | Noun |
| engine | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| fulcrum | /x | Noun |
| guarantor | xx/ | Noun |
| impetus | /xx | Noun |
| incentive | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| latent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mainstay | /x | Noun |
| meaning | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| motivator | /xxx | Noun |
| nexus | /x | Noun |
| prop | / | Noun, Verb |
| sustenance | /xx | Noun |
| wellspring | /x | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
