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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| girlfriend | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| partner | /x | Noun | 
| domestic partner | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| affair | x/ | Noun | 
| couple | /x | Noun | 
| playmate | /x | Noun | 
| better half | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| pair | / | Noun | 
| friend | / | Noun | 
| thing | / | Noun | 
| romance | x/ | Noun | 
| woman | /x | Noun | 
| flame | / | Noun | 
| first love | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| paramour | /x/ | Noun | 
| sweetheart | /x | Noun | 
| opposite sex | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| stead | / | Noun | 
| brother | /x | Noun | 
| girl | / | Noun | 
| affinity | x/xx | Noun | 
| concubine | /xx | Noun | 
| steady | /x | Adjective | 
| lady | /x | Noun | 
| intimate | /xx | Adjective | 
| best girl | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| love | / | Noun | 
| old lady | //x | Name, Name | 
| lady friend | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| kept woman | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| queen | / | Noun | 
| mate | / | Noun | 
| item | /x | Noun | 
| sister | /x | Noun | 
| other woman | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| other half | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| mash | / | Noun | 
| liaison | x/x | Noun | 
| suit | / | Noun | 
| fiancée | xx | Noun | 
| baby | /x | Noun | 
| wife | / | Noun | 
| stepmother | /xx | Noun | 
| missus | /x | Noun | 
| love affair | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| consort | x/ | Noun | 
| mistress | /x | Noun | 
| sugar daddy | /x/x | Phrase, Noun | 
| stepchild | /x | Noun | 
| sweetness | /x | Noun | 
| fiancee | x/x | Noun | 
| odd couple | //x | Phrase, Noun | 
| amour | x/ | Noun | 
| dear | / | Noun | 
| leman | /x | Noun | 
| kith and kin | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| love child | // | Phrase, Noun | 
| fancy | /x | Noun | 
| damsel | /x | Noun | 
| alumnus | x/x | Noun | 
| stepfather | /xx | Noun | 
| roving eye | /x/ | Phrase, Noun | 
| sweetie | /x | Noun | 
| marriage | /x | Noun | 
| darling | /x | Noun | 
| number two | /xx | Phrase, Adjective, Noun | 
| miss | / | Name | 
| abundant | x/x | Adjective | 
| actual | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| acute | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| added | /x | Verb | 
| addition | x/x | Noun | 
| additional | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| alien | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| alt | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| alterity | x/xx | Noun | 
| alternate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| alternative | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| ample | /x | Adjective | 
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| andre | /x | Name | 
| annan | /x | Name | 
| another | x/x | Name | 
| anything | /xx | Noun, Adverb | 
| apparent | x/x | Adjective | 
| appointment | x/x | Noun | 
| appreciable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| archetype | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| arrival | x/x | Noun | 
| balance | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| being | /x | Noun | 
| beyond | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun | 
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| certain | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| choice | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| clear | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| collective | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| commendable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| complementary | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| comprehensive | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| compressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| concrete | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| consequential | xx/x | Adjective | 
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| conspicuous | x/xx | Adjective | 
| contrary | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| country | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| crucial | /x | Adjective | 
| cybernetic | /x/x | Adjective | 
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| decisive | x/x | Adjective | 
| deep | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| definite | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| demonstrable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| determinant | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| deviation | xx/x | Noun | 
| different | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb | 
| discernable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| distinct | x/ | Adjective, Verb | 
| distinctive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| distinguished | x/x | Adjective | 
| diverse | x/ | Adjective, Adverb | 
| dramatic | x/x | Adjective | 
| drastic | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| early | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| ef | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| effective | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| elders | /x | Noun | 
| elevated | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| eloquent | /xx | Adjective | 
| else | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun | 
| elsewhere | /x | Adverb, Noun | 
| eminent | /xx | Adjective | 
| emphasis | /xx | Noun | 
| enormous | x/x | Adjective | 
| enough | x/ | Adverb, Noun | 
| epochal | /xx | Adjective | 
| especially | x/x | Adverb | 
| essence | /x | Noun | 
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| evident | /xx | Adjective | 
| evidential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| evidentiary | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| example | x/x | Noun, Verb | 
| excellent | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| except | x/ | Verb | 
| expressive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| extensive | x/x | Adjective | 
| extra | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| fellow | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| fetish | /x | Noun | 
| few | / | Noun | 
| flip | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun | 
| fluctuation | xx/x | Noun | 
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name | 
| former | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective | 
| fort | / | Noun, Verb | 
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective | 
| fouling | /x | Noun | 
| fundamental | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb | 
| future | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| general | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| genuine | /xx | Adjective | 
| glaring | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| grand | / | Noun, Adjective | 
| grave | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| greater | /x | Adjective | 
| greatly | /x | Adverb | 
| gross | / | Adjective, Name, Verb | 
| ham | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb | 
| hamm | / | Name | 
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| head | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| heavier | /xx | Adjective, Adverb | 
| hefty | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| high | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| huge | / | Adjective | 
| illustrative | x/xx | Adjective | 
| immense | x/ | Adjective, Noun | 
| importance | x/x | Noun | 
| important | x/x | Adjective | 
| importantly | x/xx | Adverb | 
| impressive | x/x | Adjective | 
| include | x/ | Verb, Noun | 
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| inconsiderable | xx/xxx | Adjective | 
| indicative | x/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| individual | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| influential | xx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| injured | /x | Adjective | 
| insignificant | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| integral | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| intense | x/ | Adjective | 
| intensive | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| inter | x/ | Name, Verb | 
| interesting | /xx | Adjective | 
| invaluable | x/xx | Adjective | 
| ionic | x/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| key | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| keynote | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| labelled | /x | Adjective | 
| landmark | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| larger | /x | Adjective | 
| last | / | Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun | 
| later | /x | Adverb, Adjective | 
| latter | /x | Adjective | 
| layman | /x | Noun | 
| leading | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| liberation | xx/x | Noun | 
| limited | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| linear | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb | 
| lot | / | Noun, Verb | 
| loud | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun | 
| mag | / | Noun, Verb | 
| magnitude | /xx | Noun | 
| main | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb | 
| major | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb | 
| many | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| marked | / | Adjective | 
| mass | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective | 
| massive | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| material | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| matter | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| meaning | /x | Noun, Adjective | 
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective | 
| measurable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun | 
| midget | /x | Noun | 
| miscellaneous | xx/xx | Adjective | 
| mission | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| momentous | x/x | Adjective | 
| monumental | xx/x | Adjective | 
| mother | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| mutual | /xx | Adjective, Noun | 
