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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| reduce | x/ | Verb, Verb |
| abbreviate | x/xx | Verb, Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| abridge | x/ | Noun, Verb, Noun |
| cut | / | Noun, Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| contract | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| lengthening | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| shorter | /x | Adjective |
| prolonging | x/x | Verb |
| streamlining | /xx | Noun |
| decreasing | x/x | Verb |
| doubling | /xx | Noun |
| length | / | Noun |
| prolongation | x/xx | Noun |
| halving | /x | Noun |
| thickening | /xx | Noun |
| longer | /x | Adjective |
| improving | x/x | Verb |
| straightening | /xx | Noun |
| extending | x/x | Verb |
| stiffening | /xx | Noun |
| modifying | /xxx | Verb |
| omitting | x/x | Verb |
| lowering | /xx | Verb |
| increasing | x/x | Verb |
| simplifying | /xxx | Verb |
| softening | /xx | Noun |
| augmenting | /xx | Verb |
| stretching | /x | Verb |
| flattening | /xx | Noun |
| changing | /x | Verb |
| melting | /x | Noun |
| delaying | x/x | Verb |
| compressing | x/x | Verb |
| lard | / | Noun |
| duration | //x | Noun |
| extension | x/x | Noun |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| tightening | /xx | Noun |
| optimizing | /xxx | Verb |
| widening | /xx | Noun |
| hardening | /xx | Noun |
| altering | /xx | Verb |
| broadening | /xx | Noun |
| elongation | xx/x | Noun |
| tweaking | /x | Noun |
| shortness | /x | Noun |
| diminishing | x/xx | Verb |
| butter | /x | Noun |
| limiting | /xx | Verb |
| strengthening | /xx | Noun |
| reworking | x/x | Noun |
| lifespan | /x | Noun |
| postponing | x/x | Verb |
| hastening | /xx | Verb |
| modification | xxx/x | Noun |
| trimming | /x | Verb |
| enhancing | x/x | Verb |
| condensing | x/x | Noun |
| shrinking | /x | Noun |
| standardizing | /xxx | Verb |
| removing | x/x | Verb |
| worsening | /xx | Verb |
| margarine | /xx | Noun |
| smoothing | /x | Noun |
| minimizing | /xxx | Verb |
| adjusting | x/x | Verb |
| lessening | /xx | Noun |
| loosening | /xx | Noun |
| optimising | /xxx | Verb |
| blackening | /xx | Noun |
| enlarging | x/x | Verb |
| reshaping | x/x | Noun |
| maximizing | /xxx | Verb |
| restricting | x/x | Verb |
| stick | / | Noun |
| paste | / | Noun |
| marg | / | Name |
| marge | / | Name |
| shortbread | /x | Noun |
| frosting | /x | Noun |
| buttercream | /x/ | Noun |
| crackling | /x | Noun |
| pastry | /x | Noun |
| icing | /x | Noun |
| roux | / | Noun |
| crispy | /x | Noun |
| caul | / | Noun |
| butterfat | /xx | Noun |
| sweating | /x | Noun |
| speck | / | Noun |
| spud | / | Noun |
| cocoa butter | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| dough | / | Noun |
| custard | /x | Noun |
| frying pan | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| powdered sugar | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| whipping cream | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| puff pastry | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| butter knife | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| crust | / | Noun |
| fondant | /x | Noun |
| flatware | /x | Noun |
| telomere | /xx | Verb |
| myocyte | xxx | Noun |
| internodes | /x/ | Noun |
| apd | / | Name |
| hydrogenated | /xxxx | Adjective |
| workweek | /x | Noun |
| pans | / | Verb |
| chordal | /x | Adjective |
| angulation | /x/x | Noun |
| circumferential | x/x/x | Adjective |
| metatarsal | x/xx | Noun |
| unloaded | x/x | Adjective |
| leg | / | Adjective |
| fractional | /xx | Adjective |
| bowing | /x | Noun |
| fallow | /x | Noun |
| limb | / | Verb |
| isotonic | xx/x | Adjective |
| vegetable | /xx | Adjective |
| lamella | x/x | Noun |
| workday | /x | Noun |
| hamstrings | /x | Noun |
| abbreviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| abridgement | x/x | Noun |
| alleviation | xxx/x | Noun |
| arousal | x/x | Noun |
| bending | /x | Noun |
| breaking | /x | Noun |
| bridging | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| carelessness | /xx | Noun |
| catabolic | xx/x | Adjective |
| catalytic | xx/x | Adjective |
| clipping | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| clotting | /x | Noun |
| compensatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| conjoint | x/ | Adjective |
| constriction | x/x | Noun |
| contraction | x/x | Noun |
| corrective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| curative | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| curtailment | x/x | Noun |
| cutting off | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deformation | xx/x | Noun |
| dereliction | xx/x | Noun |
| destabilizing | x/xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| diluting | x/x | Verb |
| displacement | x/x | Noun |
| distortion | x/x | Noun |
| downsizing | /xx | Noun |
| failure | /x | Noun |
| improvement | x/x | Noun |
| loss | / | Noun, Verb |
| misalignment | xx/x | Noun |
| narrowing | /xx | Noun |
| negligence | /xx | Noun |
| omission | x/x | Noun |
| reconnoitre | xx/x | Verb, Noun |
| relaxation | xx/x | Noun |
| reversal | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| rise | / | Noun, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| slashing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| slowing | /x | Noun |
| socializing | /xxx | Noun |
| stricture | /x | Noun |
| synergistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| thinning | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| weakening | /xx | Noun |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| nickel | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
