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abutment
x/x
Noun, Noun
account
x/
Noun, Verb
accuracy
/xxx
Noun
achieve
x/
Verb
acme
/x
Noun
actively
/xx
Adverb
acuminate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
add
/
Verb, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjudicate
x/xx
Verb
advanced
x/
Adjective
advantage
x/x
Noun, Verb
adventure
x/x
Noun, Verb
affair
x/
Noun
affirmation
xx/x
Noun
afflict
x/
Verb
again
x/
Adverb
aim
/
Noun, Verb
altitude
/xx
Noun
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
annoy
x/
Verb, Noun
appeal
x/
Noun, Verb
appearance
x/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
are
/
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun, Verb
arithmetical
xx/xx
Adjective
arrival time
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
arrowhead
/xx
Noun
article
/xx
Noun, Verb
asia
/x
Name
asian
/x
Adjective, Name
ask
/
Verb, Noun
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
assay
/x
Noun, Verb
assertion
x/x
Noun
assess
x/
Verb
attempt
x/
Noun, Verb
attention
x/x
Noun
attract
x/
Verb
augur
/x
Verb, Noun
axis
/x
Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
ball
/
Noun, Verb
ballpark
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
barb
/
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
batting
/x
Noun
battle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bead
/
Noun, Verb
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
believe
x/
Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
bespeak
x/
Verb, Noun
best
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bid
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blank
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
blind spot
//
Phrase, Noun
bod
/
Noun
bode
/
Name, Verb
body
/x
Noun, Verb
bone
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bother
/x
Verb, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bottom line
/x/
Phrase, Noun
braving
/x
Adjective, Noun
bridge
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
brink
/
Noun
bullet
/x
Noun, Verb
buy
/
Verb, Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
cantos
/x
Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
category
/xxx
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
caveat
/xx
Noun, Verb
center
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
centre
/x
Noun, Verb
challenge
/x
Noun, Verb
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
chapter
/x
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
choose
/
Verb, Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
clarification
xxx/x
Noun
clause
/
Noun, Verb
click
/
Verb, Noun
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
clue
/
Noun, Verb
coefficient
xx/x
Noun, Adjective
come
/
Verb, Noun
comma
/x
Noun, Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commentary
/xxx
Noun
compliance
x/x
Noun
component
x/x
Noun, Adjective
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
conclusion
x/x
Noun
confronting
x/x
Adjective
conn
/
Noun, Verb
connection
x/x
Noun
consider
x/x
Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
contemporaneous
xxx/xx
Adjective
contention
x/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contribution
xx/x
Noun
convenient
x/x
Adjective
coordinate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
coordination
xxx/x
Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
counterpoint
/xx
Noun, Verb
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
criterion
x/xx
Noun
crocheted
x/
Verb, Adjective, Name
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
crux
/
Noun
cusp
/
Noun, Verb
data
/x
Noun
date
/
Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decide
x/
Verb
decimal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
deck
/
Noun, Verb
deem
/
Verb, Noun
degree
x/
Noun
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
denominator
x/xxx
Noun
departure time
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
desideratum
xx/xx
Noun
destination
xx/x
Noun
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
digital
/xx
Adjective, Name
dimension
x/x
Noun, Verb
ding
/
Noun, Verb
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
distance
/x
Noun, Verb
distinction
x/x
Noun
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
dock
/
Noun, Verb
door
/
Noun, Verb
dossier
x/
Noun
dot
/
Noun, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
dull
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
east by north
///
Name, Name
east by south
///
Name, Name
edge
/
Noun, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
elect
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
element
/xx
Noun, Verb
elevation
xx/x
Noun
emphasis
/xx
Noun
emphasise
/xx
Verb
emphasize
/xx
Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
endeavor
x/x
Noun, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
entertain
xx/
Verb, Noun
entry
/x
Noun
episodic
xx/x
Adjective
essay
x/
Noun, Verb
essence
/x
Noun
examine
x/x
Verb, Noun
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
experience
x/xx
Noun, Verb
experiment
x/xx
Noun, Verb
explore
x/
Verb, Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
facet
/x
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
factor
/x
Noun, Verb
factorial
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
fail
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
feature
/x
Noun, Verb
fetch
/
Verb, Noun
field
/
Noun, Verb
fight
/
Verb, Noun
finale
x/x
Noun
find
/
Verb, Noun
finger
/x
Noun, Verb
finis
/x
Noun
finish
/x
Verb, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fling
/
Verb, Noun
floor
/
Noun, Verb
focal
/x
Adjective, Noun
focal point
/x/
Phrase, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
foray
/x
Noun, Verb
forecast
/x
Noun, Verb
forefront
/x
Noun, Verb
foreshadow
x/x
Verb
foretell
x/
Verb
fovea
/xx
Noun
friction
/x
Noun
full stop
//
Phrase, Noun
gamble
/x
Noun, Verb
gauge
/
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
give up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goal
/
Noun, Verb
grain
/
Noun, Verb
grappling
/x
Noun
grope
/
Verb, Noun
ground
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
guide
/
Noun, Verb
gunpoint
/x
Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hazard
/x
Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hear
/
Verb
heart
/
Noun, Verb
height
/
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
hilum
/x
Noun
hotspot
/x
Noun
hour
/x
Noun
how
/
Adverb, Noun
hub
/
Noun
hump
/
Noun, Verb
idea
x/x
Noun
illustrative
x/xx
Adjective
impetus
/xx
Noun
importance
x/x
Noun
important
x/x
Adjective
incidental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
indent
x/
Noun, Verb
indicate
/xx
Verb
indication
xx/x
Noun
indict
x/
Verb
innings
/x
Noun
insist
x/
Verb
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instant
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
instar
xx
Noun, Verb
integer
/xx
Noun
integral
/xx
Adjective, Noun
intend
x/
Verb
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interjection
xx/x
Noun
intersection
xx/x
Noun
intervention
xx/x
Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
it
/
Noun, Adjective
item
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
jive
/
Noun, Verb
joint
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
judge
/
Noun, Verb
juncture
/x
Noun
keep
/
Verb, Noun
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
kickoff
/x
Noun
knitted
/x
Adjective
know
/
Verb, Noun
labelling
x/x
Noun
lagrangian
/xxx
Adjective, Name
laplacian
x/x
Name, Adjective
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
leg
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
let
/
Verb, Noun
letter
/x
Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
liaison
x/x
Noun, Verb
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
line item
//x
Phrase, Noun
link
/
Noun, Verb
location
x/x
Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
luck
/
Noun, Verb
luff
/
Noun, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
maneuver
x/x
Noun, Verb
mark
/
Noun, Verb
masturbate
/xx
Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
measure
/x
Noun, Verb
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
message
/x
Noun, Verb
midair
//
Noun, Adjective
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
midpoint
/x
Noun
midterm
/x
Noun, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
mind
/
Noun, Verb
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
modified
/xx
Adjective, Noun
moment
/x
Noun
momento
x/x
Noun
monitoring
/xxx
Noun
motion
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
much
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
navel
/x
Noun
navigate
/xx
Verb
ne
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
needle
/x
Noun, Verb
node
/
Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
north by east
///
Name, Name
north by west
///
Phrase, Noun
northeast
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
northeast by east
x///
Name, Name
northeast by north
x///
Phrase, Noun
northwest
x/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
northwest by north
x///
Phrase, Noun
northwest by west
x///
Phrase, Noun
not
/
Adverb, Noun
note
/
Noun, Verb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
notion
/x
Noun
number
/x
Noun, Verb
numeric
x/x
Adjective, Noun
numerical
x/xx
Adjective
objection
x/x
Noun
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
observance
x/x
Noun
observation
xx/x
Noun
observe
x/
Verb, Noun
observer
x/x
Noun
occasion
x/x
Noun, Verb
occasional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
omen
/x
Noun, Verb
once
/
Adverb, Noun
one
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
opinion
x/x
Noun, Verb
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
orient
/xx
Name, Verb, Adjective
origin
/xx
Noun
outlet
/x
Noun
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
pad
/
Noun, Verb
pains
/
Noun
paragraph
/xx
Noun, Verb
parameter
x/xx
Noun
park
/
Noun, Verb
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
pass
/
Verb, Noun
peak
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
peer
/
Noun, Verb
pen
/
Noun, Verb
penalty
/xx
Noun
pencil
/x
Noun, Verb
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
phase
/
Noun, Verb
pick
/
Verb, Noun
pick up the gauntlet
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
piece
/
Noun, Verb
piecemeal
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
pike
/
Noun, Verb
pilot
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pin
/
Noun, Verb
pinnacle
/xx
Noun, Verb
pinpoint
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
pittsburgh
/x
Name
place
/
Noun, Verb
plan
/
Noun, Verb
plane
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
plank
/
Noun, Verb
plaque
/
Noun
plate
/
Noun, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
plea
/
Noun, Verb
please
/
Verb, Adverb
point of accumulation
//xxx/x
Phrase, Noun
point out
//
Phrase, Verb
point the way
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pointe
/
Noun
pointed
/x
Adjective
pointer
/x
Noun
poised
/
Adjective
pole
/
Noun, Verb
pont
/
Verb
pontoon
x/
Noun
port
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
portend
x/
Verb
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
post
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
power play
/x/
Phrase, Noun
precision
x/x
Noun, Adjective
precondition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
predict
x/
Verb, Noun
preface
/x
Noun, Verb
preparing
x/x
Noun
prerequisite
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
presage
/x
Verb, Noun
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
procedural
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
profession
x/x
Noun
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
prologue
/x
Noun, Verb
proposal
x/x
Noun
prosecute
/xx
Verb
prove
/
Verb, Noun
punctual
/xx
Adjective
punt
/
Noun, Verb
punto
/x
Noun
purport
/x
Verb, Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
pursue
x/
Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
qualification
xxx/x
Noun
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quickening
/xx
Noun
rack
/
Noun, Verb
rallying point
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
read
/
Verb, Noun
ready
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
recall
/x
Verb, Noun
recital
x/x
Noun
reckless
/x
Adjective, Noun
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
reference
/xx
Noun, Verb
reflect
x/
Verb
reflection
x/x
Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
relation
x/x
Noun
relevant
/xx
Adjective
reliable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
remark
x/
Noun, Verb
remember
x/x
Verb
remind
x/
Verb, Noun
render
/x
Verb, Noun
repeat
x/
Verb, Noun
request
x/
Noun, Verb
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
resultant
x/x
Adjective, Noun
retry
x/
Verb, Noun
return
x/
Noun, Verb
reveal
x/
Verb, Noun
revert
x/
Verb, Noun
rhyme
/
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rise
/
Noun, Verb
risk
/
Noun, Verb
root
/
Noun, Verb
rounding
/x
Noun, Adjective
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run a risk
/x/
Phrase, Verb
sample
/x
Noun, Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
score
/
Noun, Verb
search
/
Noun, Verb
second
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
section
/x
Noun, Verb
see
/
Verb, Noun
seek
/
Verb, Noun
select
x/
Verb, Name, Adjective
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sensu
/x
Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
share
/
Noun, Verb
sharp
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sharpen
/x
Verb
sheer
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shoot
/
Verb, Noun
show
/
Verb, Noun
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
signal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
significance
x/xx
Noun
site
/
Noun, Verb
situation
xx/x
Noun
soil
/
Noun, Verb
something
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
source
/
Noun, Verb
south by east
///
Name, Name
south by west
///
Phrase, Noun
southeast
x/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
southeast by east
x///
Name, Name
southeast by south
x///
Phrase, Noun
southwest
x/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
southwest by south
x///
Phrase, Noun
southwest by west
x///
Phrase, Noun
space
/
Noun, Verb
spearhead
/x
Noun, Verb
speck
/
Noun, Verb
speech
/
Noun, Verb
spike
/
Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
squeeze
/
Verb, Noun
stab
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stadium
/xx
Noun
stage
/
Noun, Verb
stance
/
Noun, Verb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
stand out
//
Phrase, Verb
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
standard of living
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
standpoint
/x
Noun
starboard
/x
Verb, Noun
stare
/
Verb, Noun
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
state
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
state of the art
//x/
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
statement
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
static
/x
Adjective, Noun
station
/x
Noun, Verb
status
/x
Noun
steer
/
Verb, Noun
step
/
Noun, Verb
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stitch
/
Noun, Verb
stock
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stop
/
Verb, Noun
story
/x
Noun, Verb
strain
/
Noun, Verb
stress
/
Noun, Verb
strive
/
Verb, Noun
struggle
/x
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
subparagraph
x/xx
Noun, Verb
subsection
/xx
Noun, Verb
substance
/x
Noun, Verb
succeed
x/
Verb
suggest
x/
Verb
suggestion
x/x
Noun
summit
/x
Noun, Verb
superlative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
tackling
/x
Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
take a chance
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take chances
//x
Phrase, Verb
taper
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
target
/x
Noun, Verb
task
/
Noun, Verb
taste
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tax
/
Noun, Verb
technicality
xx/xx
Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
tempt
/
Verb
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
terminals
/xx
Noun
terminus
/xx
Noun
test
/
Noun, Verb
theme
/
Noun, Verb
then
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
these
/
thesis
/x
Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
thought
/
Noun
thread
/
Noun, Verb
threshold
/x
Noun
thrust
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
timely
/x
Adjective, Adverb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
top
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
topic
/x
Noun, Adjective
tower
/x
Noun, Verb
treat
/
Verb, Noun
trial
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
trick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tried
/
Adjective
trifle
/x
Noun, Verb
trigonometric
xxx/x
Adjective
triviality
xx/xx
Noun
try on
//
Phrase, Verb
try out
//
Phrase, Verb
typical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
umbilicus
x/xx
Noun
underline
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
underscore
xx/
Verb, Noun
update
x/
Noun, Verb
use
/
Noun, Verb
usefulness
/xx
Noun
utility
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
vanishing point
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
venture
/x
Noun, Verb
venue
/x
Noun
verge
/
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
viewpoint
/x
Noun
vote
/
Noun, Verb
walk
/
Verb, Noun
wanna
/x
Noun
want
/
Verb, Noun
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
west by north
///
Phrase, Noun
west by south
///
Phrase, Noun
where
/
Adverb, Noun
while
/
Noun, Verb
whirl
/
Noun, Verb
word
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
worst
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
write
/
Verb, Noun
your
/