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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| incubus | /xx | Noun, Noun |
| duress | /x | Noun |
| martyrdom | /xx | Noun |
| imposition | xx/x | Noun |
| stricture | /x | Noun |
| proverb | /x | Noun |
| travesty | /xx | Noun |
| contrivance | x/x | Noun |
| red tape | // | Phrase, Noun |
| burden | /x | Noun |
| barbarity | x/xx | Noun |
| barbarism | /xxx | Noun |
| preconception | xx/x | Noun |
| brave new world | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| embargo | x/x | Noun |
| crime against humanity | /x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| plague | / | Noun |
| crab | / | Noun |
| scruple | /x | Noun |
| sticking plaster | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| counsel of perfection | /x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| barbarian | x/xx | Noun |
| punishment | /xx | Noun |
| inconvenient | xx/x | Adjective |
| one thing after another | ///xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| drudgery | /xx | Noun |
| travail | x/ | Noun |
| opprobrium | x/xx | Noun |
| obstacle course | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| predicament | x/xx | Noun |
| inconvenience | xx/x | Noun |
| fancy | /x | Noun |
| patchwork | /x | Noun |
| scrub | / | Noun |
| pale | / | Adjective |
| charade | x/ | Noun |
| broken record | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crud | / | Noun |
| crutch | / | Noun |
| gaff | / | Noun |
| waste of time | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| closed book | // | Phrase, Noun |
| conundrum | x/x | Noun |
| annoy | x/ | Verb |
| briar | /x | Noun |
| deadwood | /x | Noun |
| pestilence | /xx | Noun |
| static | /x | Adjective |
| brute | / | Noun |
| cutthroat | /x | Noun |
| lumber | /x | Noun |
| exact science | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| abuse | x/ | Noun |
| basket case | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| wanton | /x | Adjective |
| drab | / | Noun |
| baggage | /x | Noun |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| cruelty | /x | Noun |
| extreme | x/ | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| scrooge | / | Name |
| scut work | // | Phrase, Noun |
| vanity | /xx | Noun |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| anathema | x/xx | Noun |
| scourge | / | Noun |
| nonconformity | xx/xx | Noun |
| bar sinister | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| paradox | /xx | Noun |
| harrowing | /xx | Noun |
| bind | / | Noun |
| stigma | /x | Noun |
| troubling | /xx | Adjective |
| dystopia | //xx | Noun |
| byword | /x | Noun |
| denigration | /xxx | Noun |
| scruff | / | Noun |
| impediment | x/xx | Noun |
| spectacle | /xx | Noun |
| abject | /x | Adjective |
| recalcitrant | x/xx | Adjective |
| casuistry | /xx | Noun |
| disobedient | xx/xx | Adjective |
| fodder | /x | Noun |
| accepted | x/x | Adjective |
| altar | /x | Noun |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| asleep | x/ | Adjective |
| axiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| bag | / | Noun, Verb |
| banc | / | Noun |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| beach | / | Noun, Verb |
| bedded | /x | Adjective |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bedroom | /x | Noun |
| bedside | /x | Noun |
| bedstead | /x | Noun |
| bedtime | /x | Noun |
| bench | / | Noun, Verb |
| berth | / | Noun, Verb |
| bolster | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bonk | / | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bowl | / | Noun, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bug | / | Noun, Verb |
| bunk | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bunk bed | // | Phrase, Noun |
| buoy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| camp bed | // | Phrase, Noun |
| causeway | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cave | / | Noun, Verb |
| ceiling | /x | Noun |
| chamber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chassis | /x | Noun |
| chimney | /x | Noun, Verb |
| comfort | /x | Noun, Verb |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cooling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cot | / | Noun |
| couch | / | Noun, Verb |
| cradle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| crib | / | Noun, Verb |
| crystal | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| davy jones | /x/ | Name, Name |
| deathbed | /x | Noun |
| diaper | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dna | /x/ | Name, Verb |
| dodo | /x | Noun |
| double bed | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| dynamometer | xx/xx | Noun |
| eff | / | Noun, Verb |
| etching | /x | Noun |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| feather | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fixture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| formalistic | /x/x | Adjective |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| fund | / | Noun, Verb |
| get it on | /// | Phrase, Verb |
| glass | / | Noun, Verb |
| grinding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| gurney | /x | Noun |
| habitable | /xxx | Adjective |
| hammock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| have sex | // | Phrase, Verb |
| hearth | / | Noun |
| heat | / | Noun, Verb |
| hospitality | xx/xx | Noun |
| host | / | Noun, Verb |
| hotbed | /x | Noun |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| hump | / | Noun, Verb |
| jazz | / | Noun, Verb |
| kip | / | Noun, Verb |
| know | / | Verb, Noun |
| layer | /x | Noun, Verb |
| legalistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| lie with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| linen | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| lit | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| litter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| lodging | /x | Noun |
| love | / | Noun, Verb |
| lover | /x | Noun |
| lying | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| make love | // | Phrase, Verb |
| make out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| marriage bed | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| matters | /x | Noun |
| mattress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| mosquito | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| murphy bed | /x/ | Name, Name |
| nap | / | Noun, Verb |
| nest | / | Noun, Verb |
| netting | /x | Noun |
| night | / | Noun, Verb |
| occupancy | /xxx | Noun |
| oscillating | /xxx | Adjective |
| padded | /x | Adjective |
| pallet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| pile | / | Noun, Verb |
| pillow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| platform | /x | Noun, Verb |
| prescriptive | x/x | Adjective |
| pressurised | /xx | Adjective |
| printing | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pulpit | /x | Noun |
| rack | / | Noun, Verb |
| read | / | Verb, Noun |
| reception | x/x | Noun |
| restrictive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| river bottom | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| riverbed | /xx | Noun |
| roadbed | /x | Noun |
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| sack | / | Noun, Verb |
| screw | / | Noun, Verb |
| seabed | /x | Noun |
| seafloor | // | Noun |
| seam | / | Noun, Verb |
| seedbed | /x | Noun |
| sex | / | Noun, Verb |
| sheets | / | Noun |
| shelving | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| sick | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| simple | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| simplified | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective |
| single bed | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sleep | / | Noun, Verb |
| sleep with | // | Phrase, Verb |
| sleigh bed | // | Phrase, Noun |
| soft | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| spike | / | Noun, Verb |
| staffed | / | Adjective |
| stake | / | Noun, Verb |
| storage | /x | Noun, Verb |
| streambed | / | Noun |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| substantive | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| subway | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sunset | /x | Noun, Verb |
| take | / | Verb, Noun |
| tent | / | Noun, Verb |
| throne | / | Noun, Verb |
| thrust | / | Noun, Verb |
| tired | /x | Adjective |
| truckle bed | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| trundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| trundle bed | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| twin bed | // | Phrase, Noun |
| twinkle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| uncovered | x/x | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| visitor | /xx | Noun |
| wadded | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| wall | / | Noun, Verb |
| wick | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| workable | /xx | Adjective |
