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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| ocean | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| inland sea | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| expanse | x/ | Noun | 
| waste | / | Noun | 
| lake | / | Noun | 
| offshore | // | Noun | 
| water | /x | Noun | 
| reach | / | Noun | 
| shore | / | Noun | 
| glade | / | Noun | 
| coast | / | Noun | 
| groundswell | /x | Noun | 
| wilderness | /xx | Noun | 
| pool | / | Noun | 
| shallow | /x | Adjective | 
| land | / | Noun | 
| lagoon | x/ | Noun | 
| beach | / | Noun | 
| plain | / | Noun | 
| waterfront | /xx | Noun | 
| flood | / | Noun | 
| gulf | / | Noun | 
| ice field | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| seashore | /x | Noun | 
| landmass | /x | Noun | 
| river | /x | Noun | 
| inlet | /x | Noun | 
| wash | / | Noun | 
| outcrop | // | Noun | 
| fresh | / | Adjective | 
| area | /xx | Noun | 
| spread | / | Noun | 
| nearshore | /x | Noun | 
| underwater | /xxx | Adjective | 
| continental shelf | xx/x/ | Name, Name | 
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| strand | / | Noun | 
| region | /x | Noun | 
| sweep | / | Noun | 
| field | / | Noun | 
| tongue | / | Noun | 
| outlet | /x | Noun | 
| lakeside | /x | Noun | 
| loch | / | Noun | 
| mediterranean sea | xxx/xx/ | Name, Name | 
| deep | / | Adjective | 
| range | / | Noun | 
| mouth | / | Noun | 
| sound | / | Noun | 
| reservoir | /xx | Noun | 
| still water | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| peninsula | x/xx | Noun | 
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun | 
| seabed | /x | Noun | 
| lakeshore | /x | Noun | 
| seafloor | // | Noun | 
| frontage | /x | Noun | 
| cape | / | Noun | 
| mare | / | Noun | 
| panorama | xx/x | Noun | 
| ooze | / | Noun | 
| channel | /x | Noun | 
| outfield | /x | Noun | 
| pond | / | Noun | 
| oceanfront | xxx | Noun | 
| reef | / | Noun | 
| watergate | /xx | Name | 
| seafront | /x | Noun | 
| wild | / | Adjective | 
| playa | /x | Noun | 
| desert | /x | Noun | 
| waterline | /xx | Noun | 
| ground | / | Noun | 
| lead | / | Noun | 
| overtopping | /x/x | Noun | 
| dry lake | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| lease | / | Noun | 
| lakefront | /x | Noun | 
| promontory | x//x | Noun | 
| beachfront | /x | Noun | 
| vacant lot | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| hollow | /x | Noun | 
| drift | / | Noun | 
| lande | / | Noun | 
| foreign | /x | Name | 
| well | / | Adverb | 
| fetch | / | Verb | 
| opening | /xx | Noun | 
| watercourse | /xx | Noun | 
| meadow | /x | Noun | 
| surrounding | x/x | Verb | 
| moat | / | Noun | 
| strait | / | Noun | 
| water level | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| shoreline | /x | Noun | 
| salt lake | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| abyss | x/ | Noun | 
| breakaway | /xx | Noun | 
| fount | / | Noun | 
| spate | / | Noun | 
| wildland | /x | Noun | 
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| flume | / | Noun | 
| lough | / | Name | 
| bayou | /x | Noun | 
| basin | /x | Noun | 
| swimming hole | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| rock | / | Noun | 
| estuary | /xxx | Noun | 
| swale | / | Noun | 
| bottomless pit | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| seaside | /x | Noun | 
| swamp | / | Noun | 
| stream | / | Noun | 
| continent | /xx | Noun | 
| beachside | /x | Noun | 
| esplanade | xx/ | Noun | 
| salt | / | Noun | 
| depths | / | Noun | 
| lido | /x | Noun | 
| bluff | / | Noun | 
| terra incognita | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| aperture | /xx | Noun | 
| pore | / | Noun | 
| abram | x/ | Name, Adjective | 
| abs | /// | Noun, Adjective | 
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| access | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| accessible | x/xx | Adjective | 
| active | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| ada | /x | Name | 
| address | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| afford | x/ | Verb | 
| agape | x/ | Noun, Adjective, Adverb | 
| agua | /x | Adverb | 
| air | / | Noun, Verb | 
| ajar | x/ | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| alive | x/ | Adjective | 
| allow | x/ | Verb | 
| alma | /x | Name | 
| alteration | xx/x | Noun | 
| amenable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| ammonia | x/x | Noun | 
| apa | xx | Name | 
| approachable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| appropriate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb | 
| aqua | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| aquatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| aqueduct | /xx | Noun | 
| aqueous | /xx | Adjective | 
| aquifer | /xx | Noun | 
| arid | /x | Adjective | 
| artless | /x | Adjective | 
| attentive | x/x | Adjective | 
| audience | /xx | Noun | 
| available | x/xx | Adjective | 
| azo | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| backwards | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| bald | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| barge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bay | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| began | x/ | Verb | 
| benzyl | /x | Noun | 
| bilge | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blank | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| blanket | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| blatant | /x | Adjective | 
| blaze | / | Noun, Verb | 
| blog | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bluntly | /x | Adverb | 
| boat | / | Noun, Verb | 
| book | / | Noun, Verb | 
| borderless | /xx | Adjective | 
| breach | / | Noun, Verb | 
| break | / | Verb, Noun | 
| break open | //x | Phrase, Verb | 
| bridged | / | Adjective | 
| brine | / | Noun, Verb | 
| bring | / | Verb | 
| briny | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| broaden | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| burnt | / | Adjective | 
| bushels | /x | Noun | 
| called | / | Adjective | 
| can | / | Verb, Noun | 
| candid | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| carriage | /x | Noun | 
| cascade | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| cataract | /xx | Noun | 
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| championship | /xxx | Noun | 
| chilled | / | Adjective | 
| chocolate | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| civil | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| coal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| coarse | / | Adjective | 
| coffee | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| coke | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cold | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| commence | x/ | Verb | 
| commencement | x/x | Noun | 
| condensate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| conquest | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| constricted | x/x | Adjective | 
| convene | x/ | Verb | 
| coolant | /x | Noun | 
| cooler | /x | Noun | 
| cove | / | Noun, Verb | 
| covert | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| crack | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| cream | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective | 
| creek | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| crossing | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| declared | x/ | Adjective | 
| deepwater | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| diaphoresis | xxxxx | Noun | 
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| dirt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| disclose | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| disclosure | x/x | Noun | 
| discovered | x/x | Adjective | 
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb | 
| disposed | x/ | Adjective | 
| distilled water | x//x | Phrase, Noun | 
| distribution | xx/x | Noun | 
| door | / | Noun, Verb | 
| dozens | /x | Noun | 
| drain | / | Verb, Noun | 
| drainage | /x | Noun | 
| drink | / | Noun, Verb | 
| drinking water | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| drought | / | Noun | 
| dry | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| dusty | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| eau | / | Name | 
| eaux | / | Name | 
| effluent | /xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| eligible | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| embark | x/ | Verb | 
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| engage | x/ | Verb | 
| enlightened | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| enter | /x | Verb, Noun | 
| environment | x/xx | Noun | 
| establish | x/x | Verb | 
| ether | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| expand | x/ | Verb | 
| expansive | x/x | Adjective | 
| explicit | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| exposed | x/ | Adjective | 
| falls | / | Noun | 
| faucet | /x | Noun | 
| filtration | x/x | Noun | 
| fish | / | Noun, Verb | 
| flagrant | /x | Adjective | 
| flank | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| fleet | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| flexible | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| floating | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| flotation | x/x | Noun | 
| flow | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fluid | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| fold | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fold up | // | Phrase, Verb | 
| ford | / | Name, Verb | 
| forthcoming | //x | Adjective, Noun | 
| forthright | // | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| found | / | Verb, Noun | 
| franchise | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| franco | /x | Name | 
| frank | / | Name, Adjective, Verb | 
| frankly | /x | Adverb | 
