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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| foreground | /x | Verb, Noun, Verb |
| highlight | /x | Verb, Verb, Noun |
| spotlight | /x | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| downplay | /x | Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| understate | /xx | Verb |
| tone down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| mitigate | /xx | Verb |
| play up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| belittle | x/x | Verb |
| bring down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| let down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| gloss over | //x | Phrase, Verb |
| dress down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| get down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| water down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| downgrade | // | Noun |
| dissemble | x/x | Verb |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| lower | /x | Adjective |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| pull down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| quiet down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| draw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| come down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| turn down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hose down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| keep down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| send down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| relax | x/ | Verb |
| explain away | x/x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| take away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| cast down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| beat down | /x | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| set down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| underestimate | /x/xx | Verb |
| pipe down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| look down on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| take down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| play | / | Noun |
| downsize | /x | Verb |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| cut down to size | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| look down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| die down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| talk down to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| devalue | x/x | Verb |
| flatten | /x | Verb |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| subordinate | x/xx | Adjective |
| play with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| degrade | x/ | Verb |
| strip down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| ease off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| quieten down | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| lay low | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wind down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun |
| strip away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| come down to | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| lighten | /x | Verb |
| write off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| overshadow | /x/x | Verb |
| fall down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sell down the river | //x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| knock down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| small | / | Adjective |
| make a fool of | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| trifle | /x | Noun |
| decrease | x/ | Noun |
| dwarf | / | Noun |
| shoot down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| throw down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| soften | /x | Verb |
| undertone | /xx | Noun |
| put by | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take the edge off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| simmer down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| derogate | x/x | Verb |
| ease up | // | Phrase, Verb |
| live down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| taper off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| dumb | / | Adjective |
| condescend | xx/ | Verb |
| cool down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| put down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| talk down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| put aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| blow out of proportion | ///x/x | Phrase, Verb |
| lay aside | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| plop down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| stand down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| pare | / | Noun |
| write down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| trifle with | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| shallow | /x | Adjective |
| cut back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| chop down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| boil down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| calm down | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| attenuate | x/xx | Verb |
| sugar | /x | Noun |
| dwindle | /x | Verb |
| submit | x/ | Verb |
| abide | x/ | Verb |
| accept | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| accompany | x/xx | Verb |
| accomplish | x/x | Verb |
| ace | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| achieve | x/ | Verb |
| act | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| act out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| actor | /x | Noun |
| adopt | x/ | Verb |
| advancement | x/x | Noun |
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun |
| afford | x/ | Verb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| alt | / | Noun, Adjective |
| amuse | x/ | Verb |
| amusement | x/x | Noun |
| an | / | Noun |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| are | / | Noun |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ashore | x/ | Adverb |
| assist | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| athlete | /x | Noun |
| attack | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backstop | /x | Noun, Verb |
| backwards | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| ballet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| bandy | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| banging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bat | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| become | x/ | Verb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| beneath | x/ | Adverb |
| bet | / | Verb, Noun |
| bid | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| blitz | / | Noun, Verb |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| book | / | Noun, Verb |
| borrow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| bow | / | Noun, Verb |
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| breeding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bring | / | Verb |
| broke | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| bugle | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cache | / | Noun, Verb |
| call | / | Verb, Noun |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| caper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cartoon | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| charade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cheek | / | Noun, Verb |
| child | / | Noun, Verb |
| chord | / | Noun, Verb |
| circuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| civilize | /xx | Verb |
| clarion | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cleaning | /x | Noun |
| clearance | /x | Noun |
| clowning | /x | Noun |
| club | / | Noun, Verb |
| coated | /x | Adjective |
| coin | / | Noun, Verb |
| combo | /x | Noun, Verb |
| comedy | /xx | Noun |
| commercial | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| competition | xx/x | Noun |
| complete | x/ | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| comply | x/ | Verb |
| conduct | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| confront | x/ | Verb |
| constrained | x/ | Adjective |
| consume | x/ | Verb |
| contribute | x/x | Verb |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| coquetry | /xx | Noun |
| corporatist | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cradle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crappy | /x | Adjective |
| cricket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| croquet | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cultivate | /xx | Verb |
| curl | / | Noun, Verb |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| dabble | /x | Verb, Noun |
| dalliance | /xx | Noun |
| dally | /x | Name, Verb |
| deactivated | x/xxx | Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| debut | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deck | / | Noun, Verb |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decoupled | x/x | Verb |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| delightful | x/x | Adjective |
| deliver | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deterministic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| devotional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| devour | x/x | Verb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| dime | / | Noun, Verb |
| dimensional | x/xx | Adjective |
| dip | / | Noun, Verb |
| disable | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| discharge | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| disconnect | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disconnection | xx/x | Noun |
| dismount | xx | Verb, Noun |
| dispirited | x/xx | Adjective |
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dive | / | Noun, Verb |
| divine | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| doctor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| doh | / | Name |
| doing | /x | Noun |
| dormant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| downcast | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| downhill | // | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| downstairs | // | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| downstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| downward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| drama | /x | Noun |
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective |
| drifts | / | Noun, Verb |
| drum | / | Noun, Verb |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| duplicate | /xx | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| eases | /x | Verb, Noun |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| educate | /xx | Verb |
