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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| wall | / | Noun, Noun |
| earthwork | /x | Noun |
| mattress | /x | Noun |
| embankment | x/x | Noun |
| stone wall | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| rampart | /x | Noun |
| chemise | x/ | Noun |
| envelope | /xx | Noun |
| balk | / | Noun |
| mound | / | Noun |
| berm | / | Noun |
| abutment | x/x | Noun |
| terracing | /xx | Noun |
| hulking | /x | Noun |
| water table | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| bench | / | Noun |
| fence | / | Noun |
| barricade | /xx | Noun |
| cliff | / | Noun |
| rock face | // | Phrase, Noun |
| gallery | /xx | Noun |
| sand trap | // | Phrase, Noun |
| graben | /x | Noun |
| bund | / | Noun |
| barrier | /xx | Noun |
| barrage | x/ | Noun |
| through | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| hedge | / | Noun |
| bank | / | Noun |
| hill | / | Noun |
| levee | /x | Noun |
| entrenchment | x/x | Noun |
| riverbank | /xx | Noun |
| catchment | /x | Noun |
| hump | / | Noun |
| landform | /x | Noun |
| burial mound | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| morass | x/ | Noun |
| stack | / | Noun |
| escarpment | x/x | Noun |
| moat | / | Noun |
| motte | / | Noun |
| fieldwork | /x | Noun |
| curbing | /x | Verb |
| cairn | / | Noun |
| perimeter | x/xx | Noun |
| pitching | /x | Noun |
| fill | / | Verb |
| massif | x/ | Noun |
| damming | /x | Noun |
| rock | / | Noun |
| landfill | /x | Noun |
| force | / | Noun |
| raise | / | Verb |
| mount | / | Noun |
| tumulus | xxx | Noun |
| stank | / | Noun |
| landfall | /x | Noun |
| mountainside | /xx | Noun |
| paving stone | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| weir | / | Noun |
| esplanade | xx/ | Noun |
| sand dune | // | Phrase, Noun |
| cirque | / | Noun |
| ditch | / | Noun |
| coffer | /x | Noun |
| vault | / | Noun |
| boulder | /x | Noun |
| relict | x/ | Noun |
| lith | / | Name |
| crest | / | Noun |
| line | / | Noun |
| hillside | /x | Noun |
| abandonment | x/xx | Noun |
| abdication | xx/x | Noun |
| abrogation | xx/x | Noun |
| activated | /xxx | Noun |
| actualization | /xxx/x | Noun |
| adjunct | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| advantage | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| advertiser | /xxx | Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| alienation | xxx/x | Noun |
| anisotropic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| annihilation | xxx/x | Noun |
| anvil | /x | Noun, Verb |
| arch | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| archway | /x | Noun |
| attic | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| bailey | /x | Name |
| bang | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| border | /x | Noun, Verb |
| brick | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bulkhead | /x | Noun |
| bulwark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| buttress | /x | Noun, Verb |
| capstone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cast | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| cavity | /xx | Noun |
| ceiling | /x | Noun |
| chainsaw | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chimney breast | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| cladding | /x | Noun |
| clapboard | /x | Noun, Verb |
| conservancy | x/xx | Noun |
| conservation | xx/x | Noun |
| conserve | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| containing | x/x | Noun |
| continuation | xxx/x | Noun |
| continued | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| cope | / | Verb, Noun |
| corner | /x | Noun, Verb |
| corrugated | /xxx | Adjective |
| course | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| courtyard | /x | Noun |
| cure | / | Noun, Verb |
| curtain | /x | Noun, Verb |
| curvilinear | /x/xx | Adjective |
| dado | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deadlock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| deduct | x/ | Verb |
| detain | x/ | Verb |
| detention | x/x | Noun |
| docking | /x | Noun |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| doorway | /x | Noun |
| edge | / | Noun, Verb |
| endocardial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| epitaxial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| facade | x/ | Noun |
| fastening | /xx | Noun |
| ferroelectric | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| firewall | /x | Noun, Verb |
| fixing | /x | Verb, Noun |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| floor | / | Noun, Verb |
| flower | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gate | / | Noun, Verb |
| glass | / | Noun, Verb |
| great wall of china | ////x | Name, Name |
| groove | / | Noun, Verb |
| guarding | /x | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| header | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hiring | /x | Noun |
| hold | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| honeycomb | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| hook | / | Noun, Verb |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| inclined | x/ | Adjective |
| ink | / | Noun, Verb |
| insulating | /xxx | Adjective |
| interior | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| jamb | / | Noun, Verb |
| keep | / | Verb, Noun |
| keyhole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| layered | /x | Adjective |
| losing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| maintain | x/ | Verb |
| maintenance | /xx | Noun |
| membrane | /x | Noun |
| multilayered | xx/x | Adjective |
| mur | x | Adjective |
| mural | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| nail | / | Noun, Verb |
| nullification | xxx/x | Noun |
| overcoming | /xxx | Noun |
| paint | / | Noun, Verb |
| pane | / | Noun, Verb |
| paneling | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| paper | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| partition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| peacekeeping | /xx | Noun |
| pedestal | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| picture | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pier | / | Noun |
| plank | / | Noun, Verb |
| plaster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ply | / | Noun, Verb |
| polygonal | x/xx | Adjective |
| pool | / | Noun, Verb |
| porous | /x | Adjective |
| poster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| preservation | xx/x | Noun |
| protective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| quadrant | /x | Noun |
| quadrilateral | /x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| recycling | x/xx | Noun |
| remaining | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| remember | x/x | Verb |
| reservation | xx/x | Noun |
| reserve | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| restraining | x/x | Noun |
| retain | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| retainer | x/x | Noun |
| retention | x/x | Noun |
| retentive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| reticulated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ribbed | / | Adjective |
| roof | / | Noun, Verb |
| room | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| row | / | Noun, Verb |
| safeguarding | /xx | Noun |
| saving | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| screen | / | Noun, Verb |
| seawall | /x | Noun |
| securing | x/x | Verb |
| separate | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| septum | /x | Noun |
| server | /x | Noun |
| sheared | / | Adjective |
| shell | / | Noun, Verb |
