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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| coastlines | /x | Noun | 
| shores | / | Noun | 
| lakeshore | /x | Noun | 
| coasts | / | Noun | 
| seashore | /x | Noun | 
| oceanside | /xx | Noun | 
| beaches | /x | Noun | 
| estuaries | /xxx | Noun | 
| foreshore | xx | Noun | 
| waterside | /xx | Noun | 
| waterfront | /xx | Noun | 
| waterways | /xx | Noun | 
| oceans | /x | Noun | 
| beachfront | /x | Noun | 
| oceanfront | xxx | Noun | 
| landforms | /x | Noun | 
| wetlands | /x | Noun | 
| lakefront | /x | Noun | 
| seaside | /x | Noun | 
| lakeside | /x | Noun | 
| breakwaters | /xx | Noun | 
| seafront | /x | Noun | 
| sea floor | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| beachside | /x | Noun | 
| marshes | /x | Noun | 
| landscapes | /x | Noun | 
| mudflats | // | Noun | 
| nearshore | /x | Noun | 
| seafloor | // | Noun | 
| surficial | //x | Adjective | 
| lakes | / | Noun | 
| inland sea | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| salt marsh | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| embankments | x/x | Noun | 
| sea level | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| floodplains | // | Noun | 
| watersheds | /xx | Noun | 
| seacoast | /x | Noun | 
| coastal plain | /x/ | Name, Noun | 
| seascape | /x | Noun | 
| shore leave | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| estuarine | /xxx | Noun | 
| topography | x/xx | Noun | 
| intertidal | xx/x | Noun | 
| pacific ocean | x/x/x | Name, Name | 
| roadways | /x | Noun | 
| seawall | /x | Noun | 
| waters | /x | Noun | 
| seaports | /x | Noun | 
| sandhills | /x | Noun | 
| jetties | /x | Noun | 
| headlands | /x | Noun | 
| continental shelf | xx/x/ | Name, Name | 
| shore patrol | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| inland | /x | Noun | 
| riverfront | /xx | Noun | 
| anchorages | /xxx | Noun | 
| shoals | / | Noun | 
| chesapeake bay | /xx/ | Name, Name | 
| submergence | x/x | Noun | 
| eroding | x/x | Verb | 
| deltas | /x | Noun | 
| oiled | / | Verb, Adjective | 
| relict | x/ | Adjective | 
| holocene | /xx | Adjective | 
| rocky | /x | Adjective | 
| lagoons | x/ | Noun | 
| mangrove | /x | Adjective | 
| transgressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| clastic | /x | Adjective | 
| bays | / | Noun | 
| uplifted | /xx | Adjective | 
| reefs | / | Noun | 
| terraces | /xx | Noun | 
| cretaceous | x/x | Adjective | 
| depositional | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| stabilize | /xx | Verb | 
| sloping | /x | Verb | 
| retreating | x/x | Verb | 
| sandy | /x | Adjective | 
| continents | /xx | Noun | 
| undeveloped | xx/x | Adjective | 
| marshy | /x | Adjective | 
| erosion | x/x | Noun | 
| adjoining | x/x | Adjective, Verb | 
| quaternary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| ponds | / | Noun | 
| islands | /x | Noun | 
| muddy | /x | Adjective | 
| rivers | /x | Noun | 
| seas | / | Noun | 
| glacial | /x | Adjective | 
| sediments | /xx | Noun | 
| streams | / | Noun | 
| cliffs | / | Noun | 
| scenic | /x | Adjective | 
| sheltered | /x | Adjective | 
| steep | / | Adjective | 
| irregular | x/xx | Adjective | 
| emergence | x/x | Noun | 
| rugged | /x | Adjective | 
| baltic | /x | Adjective | 
| michigan | /xx | Name | 
| marine | x/ | Adjective | 
| adjacent | x/x | Adjective | 
| ancient | /x | Adjective | 
| protected | x/x | Adjective, Verb | 
| deformation | xx/x | Noun | 
| valleys | /x | Noun | 
| emergent | x/x | Adjective | 
| atlantic | x/x | Name | 
| dating | /x | Verb | 
| elevated | /xxx | Verb, Adjective | 
| continental | xx/x | Adjective | 
| fossil | /x | Adjective | 
| mark | / | Verb | 
| exposed | x/ | Verb | 
| raised | / | Verb | 
| deposits | x/x | Noun | 
| scotland | /x | Name | 
| basins | /x | Noun | 
| shifting | /x | Verb | 
| displacement | x/x | Noun | 
| forests | /x | Noun | 
| banks | / | Noun | 
| channels | /x | Noun | 
| shallow | /x | Adjective | 
| abandoned | x/x | Verb | 
| gulf | / | Noun | 
| former | /x | Adjective | 
| classification | xxx/x | Noun | 
| tidal | /x | Adjective | 
| mountains | /x | Noun | 
| miles | / | Noun | 
| close | / | Adverb | 
| neutral | /x | Adjective | 
| positions | x/x | Noun | 
| emerged | x/ | Verb | 
| areas | /xx | Noun | 
| successive | x/x | Adjective | 
| tropical | /xx | Adjective | 
| significance | x/xx | Noun | 
| straight | / | Adjective | 
| changing | /x | Verb | 
| dunes | / | Verb | 
| edges | /x | Noun | 
| flanks | / | Noun | 
| floras | /x | Noun | 
| glaciers | /x | Noun | 
| hilltops | /x | Noun | 
| inlets | /x | Noun | 
| plateaus | xx | Noun | 
| ribs | / | Noun | 
| riverbanks | /xx | Noun | 
| rocks | / | Noun | 
| shorebirds | /x | Noun | 
| sides | / | Noun | 
