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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| imprisoned | x/x | Verb, Verb |
| lock up | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| behind bars | x// | Phrase |
| confinement | x/x | Noun |
| padlocked | /x | Adjective |
| incarceration | xxx/x | Noun |
| sequestered | x/x | Adjective |
| lockdown | /x | Noun |
| institutionalized | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| handcuffed | /x | Verb |
| lockup | /x | Noun |
| under cover | /x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| barricaded | /xxx | Verb |
| locked | / | Verb |
| hiding place | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| house arrest | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| institutionalised | xx/xx/ | Adjective |
| correctional | x/xx | Name |
| confined | x/ | Verb |
| solitary confinement | /xxxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| under wraps | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| securely | x/x | Adverb |
| safekeeping | //x | Noun |
| guarded | /x | Verb |
| containment | x/x | Noun |
| padded cell | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| penitentiary | xx/xx | Noun |
| immobilized | x/xx | Verb |
| shackled | /x | Verb |
| combination lock | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chained | / | Verb |
| jailhouse | /x | Noun |
| safeguarded | /xx | Verb |
| enclosed | x/ | Verb |
| restraints | x/ | Noun |
| isolation | xx/x | Noun |
| immobilised | x/xx | Verb |
| jailed | / | Verb |
| chastity belt | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| chastity | /xx | Noun |
| entrapped | x/ | Adjective |
| holed up | // | Phrase |
| hermetically sealed | x/xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| inpatient | /xx | Noun |
| underneath | xx/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| claustrophobic | xx/x | Adjective |
| trapped | / | Adjective |
| reformatory | x/xxx | Noun |
| security | x/xx | Noun |
| life sentence | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| about | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| above | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| accordance | x/x | Noun |
| according | x/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| accurate | /xx | Adjective |
| across | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| adequate | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| affects | x/ | Verb |
| aforementioned | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| aged | / | Adjective, Noun |
| aggregate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| ait | / | Noun |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| amid | x/ | Noun |
| among | x/ | |
| amongst | x/ | |
| anchor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| angular | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| ankle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| arid | /x | Adjective |
| around | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| australia | x/x | Name |
| authority | x/xx | Noun |
| backbone | /x | Noun |
| background | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| barrel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| base | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| baseline | /x | Noun, Verb |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| basis | /x | Noun |
| because | x/ | Adverb |
| bed | / | Noun, Verb |
| bedrock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| before | x/ | Adverb |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| being | /x | Noun |
| bell | / | Noun, Verb |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| benchmark | /x | Noun, Verb |
| beneath | x/ | Adverb |
| between | x/ | Noun |
| bicycle | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| big | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| blockade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| blocker | /x | Noun |
| board | / | Noun, Verb |
| bolt | / | Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| box | / | Noun, Verb |
| brace | / | Noun, Verb |
| braid | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| break | / | Verb, Noun |
| bridge | / | Noun, Verb |
| bridle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| buckle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulk | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bulkhead | /x | Noun |
| button | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cage | / | Noun, Verb |
| canal | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| capital | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| caption | /x | Noun, Verb |
| car | / | Noun |
| card | / | Noun, Verb |
| cardinal | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| case | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| catch | / | Verb, Noun |
| cay | / | Noun |
| ceiling | /x | Noun |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| central | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| centrale | x/ | Noun |
| centralised | /xx | Adjective |
| centrality | x/xx | Noun |
| centre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| channel | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chief | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| clamp | / | Noun, Verb |
| clan | / | Noun |
| clef | / | Noun |
| close | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| closeout | /x | Noun |
| closure | /x | Noun |
| clue | / | Noun, Verb |
| coffin | /x | Noun, Verb |
| comatose | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| comb | / | Noun, Verb |
| con | / | Noun, Verb |
| conclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| conditions | x/x | Adjective |
| considerable | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| consistent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| construction | x/x | Noun |
| context | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| continuous | x/xx | Adjective |
| core | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cornerstone | /xx | Noun |
| cotter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| covers | /x | Noun |
| crash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| crimp | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| critical | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| crucial | /x | Adjective |
| crux | / | Noun |
| curl | / | Noun, Verb |
| curly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| current | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dans | / | Verb |
| deadlock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decisive | x/x | Adjective |
| decommissioning | xx/xx | Noun |
| defining | x/x | Adjective |
| dependent | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| deputy | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| describe | x/ | Verb |
| determinant | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| determinative | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| determining | x/xx | Verb |
| diminished | x/x | Adjective |
| direct | x/ | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| dis | / | Noun, Verb |
| discover | x/x | Verb, Noun |
| disengage | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| distinguish | x/x | Verb |
| dominant | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| drawer | / | Noun |
| during | /x | Noun |
| earring | /x | Noun |
| edited | /xx | Adjective |
| element | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| elementary | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| embargo | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| eminent | /xx | Adjective |
| emphasis | /xx | Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| engage | x/ | Verb |
| equation | x/x | Noun |
| essence | /x | Noun |
| essential | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ex | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exert | x/ | Verb |
| extensive | x/x | Adjective |
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| farm | / | Noun, Verb |
| farmhouse | /x | Noun |
| faucet | /x | Noun |
| fewer | /x | Adjective |
| firearm | /xx | Noun |
| firm | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| first | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flagship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flip | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| florida keys | /xx/ | Name, Name |
| flush | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| focal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| following | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| for | / | Noun |
| foreclosure | x/x | Noun |
| forefront | /x | Noun, Verb |
| foreground | /x | Noun, Verb |
