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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| propping up | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| shoring up | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| propping | /x | Verb | 
| walling | /x | Noun | 
| footing | /x | Noun | 
| piling | /x | Verb | 
| anchoring | /xx | Noun | 
| backfilling | //x | Noun | 
| formwork | xx | Noun | 
| scaffolding | /xx | Noun | 
| excavating | /xxx | Verb | 
| bolstering | /xx | Verb | 
| fortifying | /xxx | Verb | 
| trenching | /x | Noun | 
| strengthening | /xx | Noun | 
| stabilizing | /xxx | Adjective | 
| eroding | x/x | Verb | 
| building | /x | Noun | 
| securing | x/x | Verb | 
| undermining | /xxx | Noun | 
| bedrock | /x | Noun | 
| rebuilding | x/x | Noun | 
| jacking | /x | Noun | 
| fracturing | /xx | Noun | 
| superstructure | /xxx | Noun | 
| embankments | x/x | Noun | 
| masonry | /xx | Noun | 
| bracing | /x | Verb | 
| shelving | /x | Noun | 
| subgrade | /x | Noun | 
| foundations | x/x | Noun | 
| erecting | x/x | Verb | 
| levering | /xx | Noun | 
| constructing | x/x | Verb | 
| excavation | xx/x | Noun | 
| cementing | x/x | Noun | 
| underpinning | /xxx | Noun | 
| dismantling | x/xx | Noun | 
| vaulting | /x | Noun | 
| bulwark | /x | Noun | 
| rebar | /x | Noun | 
| piers | / | Noun | 
| realigning | xx/x | Verb | 
| augmenting | /xx | Verb | 
| repairing | x/x | Verb | 
| fixing | /x | Verb | 
| solidifying | x/xxx | Verb | 
| lifting | /x | Noun | 
| hoisting | /x | Noun | 
| structural | /xx | Adjective | 
| collapsing | x/x | Verb | 
| elevating | /xxx | Verb | 
| leveling | /xx | Noun | 
| lowering | /xx | Verb | 
| parapets | /xx | Noun | 
| weakening | /xx | Noun | 
| girders | /x | Noun | 
| demolishing | x/xx | Verb | 
| railing | /x | Noun | 
| entrenching | x/x | Noun | 
| protecting | x/x | Verb | 
| sagging | /x | Verb | 
| coring | /x | Noun | 
| hollowing | /xx | Noun | 
| joist | / | Noun | 
| stacking | /x | Noun | 
| sloping | /x | Verb | 
| sustaining | x/x | Adjective | 
| extricating | /xxx | Verb | 
| infrastructure | xx/x | Noun | 
| balancing | /xx | Noun | 
| offshore | // | Noun | 
| backing | /x | Noun | 
| laying | /x | Verb | 
| construction | x/x | Noun | 
| wedging | /x | Noun | 
| shouldering | /xx | Verb | 
| centering | /xx | Noun | 
| crippling | /xx | Noun | 
| coping | /x | Noun | 
| bridging | /x | Noun | 
| bracketing | /xx | Noun | 
| shielding | /x | Noun | 
| gantry | /x | Noun | 
| collar | /x | Noun | 
| needle | /x | Noun | 
| tailing | /x | Noun | 
| bridgehead | /x | Noun | 
| bonnet | /x | Noun | 
| entanglement | x/xx | Noun | 
| pointing | /x | Verb | 
| shift | / | Noun | 
| guardrail | /x | Noun | 
| starling | /x | Noun | 
| guard | / | Noun | 
| header | /x | Noun | 
| stretcher | /x | Noun | 
| shackle | /x | Noun | 
| cover | /x | Noun | 
| outsourcing | x/x | Noun | 
| temporary | /xxx | Adjective | 
| installed | x/ | Verb | 
| horizontal | xx/x | Adjective | 
| removed | x/ | Verb | 
| wooden | /x | Adjective | 
| forms | / | Noun | 
| need | / | Noun | 
| required | x/x | Verb | 
| vertical | /xx | Adjective | 
| extensive | x/x | Adjective | 
| supported | x/x | Verb | 
| type | / | Noun | 
| proper | /x | Adjective | 
| constant | /x | Adjective | 
| additional | x/xx | Adjective | 
| used | / | Verb | 
| provided | x/x | Verb | 
| bulkheads | /x | Noun | 
| defenses | x/x | Noun | 
| defences | x/x | Noun | 
| tunnels | /x | Noun | 
| aimed | / | Verb | 
| quo | / | Noun | 
| weaknesses | /xx | Noun | 
| arduous | /xx | Adjective | 
| backroom | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| bedding | /x | Noun | 
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| botched | / | Adjective | 
| breaking | /x | Noun | 
| centralizing | /xxx | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| clamps | / | Noun, Verb | 
| cleaning | /x | Noun | 
| consolidating | x/xxx | Verb | 
| digging | /x | Noun | 
| drains | / | Noun, Verb | 
| fastenings | /xx | Noun | 
| fill | / | Verb, Noun | 
| finishing | /xx | Noun | 
| grading | /x | Noun | 
| hauling | /x | Noun | 
| lagging | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| landscaping | /xx | Noun | 
| padding | /x | Noun | 
| paste | / | Noun, Verb | 
| picking | /x | Noun | 
| piping | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| pushing | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| routine | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| upkeep | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| waterproofing | /xxx | Noun | 
| wiring | /x | Noun | 
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| aisle | / | Noun | 
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective | 
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| pidgin | /x | Noun | 
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| fall | / | Verb, Noun | 
| butt | / | Noun, Verb | 
| headlines | /x | Noun | 
