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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| wear | / | Verb, Noun |
| wear off | // | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| wear out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| thin | / | Adjective |
| attenuation | x/x/x | Noun |
| weaken | /x | Verb |
| waste away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| waste | / | Noun |
| dilute | x/ | Adjective |
| chip away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| taper off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| skinny | /x | Adjective |
| fritter away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wear away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wear down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| diminish | x/x | Verb |
| die out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| slack | / | Noun |
| thicken | /x | Verb |
| whittle | /x | Noun |
| dwindle | /x | Verb |
| slim | / | Noun |
| slacken | /x | Verb |
| shorten | /x | Verb |
| water down | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| taper | /x | Noun |
| wear on | // | Phrase, Verb |
| lightweight | // | Adjective |
| wane | / | Noun |
| fall away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| meagre | /x | Adjective |
| lessen | /x | Verb |
| small | / | Adjective |
| lithe | / | Adjective |
| trickle | /x | Noun |
| seep | / | Noun |
| lean | / | Adjective |
| break down | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| drill | / | Noun |
| reduce | x/ | Verb |
| tender | /x | Noun |
| underweight | /xx | Noun |
| take the edge off | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| lose | / | Verb |
| depreciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| shave | / | Verb |
| lens | / | Noun |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| extend | x/ | Verb |
| shrink | / | Verb |
| erode | x/ | Verb |
| vanish into thin air | /xx/// | Phrase |
| consume | x/ | Verb |
| narrow | /x | Adjective |
| scant | / | Adjective |
| fatigue | x/ | Noun |
| eat away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| spend | / | Verb |
| cut back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| shallow | /x | Adjective |
| fade | / | Noun |
| slack off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fall off | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| lose weight | // | Phrase, Verb |
| soften | /x | Verb |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| decrease | x/ | Noun |
| impair | x/ | Verb |
| overuse | xx/ | Noun |
| languish | /x | Verb |
| less | / | Adjective |
| peter out | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fine | / | Adjective |
| slake | / | Verb |
| run down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| take it out of | //// | Phrase, Verb |
| understate | /xx | Verb |
| die down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| wash out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| break | / | Noun |
| stretch the truth | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| loose | / | Adjective |
| weary | /x | Adjective |
| draw in | /x | Phrase, Verb |
| fatten | /x | Verb |
| spaghetti | x/x | Noun |
| thumb | / | Noun |
| drop off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| pale | / | Adjective |
| run short | // | Phrase, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun |
| spread | / | Noun |
| downsize | /x | Verb |
| stretch | / | Noun |
| moderate | /xx | Adjective |
| trifle | /x | Noun |
| play down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| fret | / | Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun |
| die away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| wither | /x | Verb |
| slip away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| melt into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| undercut | /xx | Adjective |
| minimize | /xx | Verb |
| lower | /x | Adjective |
| droop | / | Noun |
| mince | / | Noun |
| starve | / | Verb |
| run out | // | Phrase, Verb, Noun |
| bleed | / | Noun |
| take away from | /x// | Phrase, Verb |
| give out | // | Phrase, Verb |
| atrophy | /xx | Noun |
| pine | / | Noun |
| lose one's temper | ///x | Phrase, Verb |
| wimp | / | Noun |
| degrade | x/ | Verb |
| abrasion | x/x | Noun |
| accessory | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| actuator | /xxx | Noun |
| address | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anorexic | xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| apparel | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| apply | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| are | / | Noun |
| array | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| ascending | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| assume | x/ | Verb |
| attire | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| attrition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| baggy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| band | / | Noun, Verb |
| bear | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| beat | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| bent | / | Noun, Adjective |
| birches | /x | Noun |
| black | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| bladed | /x | Adjective |
| blimey | /x | Noun |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| bones | / | Noun |
| bony | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bough | / | Noun |
| boy | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| brace | / | Noun, Verb |
| branches | /x | Verb |
| breakage | /x | Noun |
| bring | / | Verb, Noun |
| broad | / | Adjective, Noun |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| bruising | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bugger | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bummer | /x | Noun |
| burrs | / | Noun |
| bushes | /x | Noun |
| bust | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| canes | / | Noun |
| capillary | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| carry | /x | Verb, Noun |
| cause | / | Noun, Verb |
| change | / | Noun, Verb |
| chests | / | Noun |
| chiffon | x/ | Noun |
| christ | / | Name |
| clarify | /xx | Verb |
| close | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| clothe | / | Verb |
| clots | / | Noun |
| clumps | / | Noun |
| compact | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| compressed | x/ | Adjective |
| concentrate | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| concern | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| contain | x/ | Verb |
| controlled | x/ | Adjective |
| corrosion | x/x | Noun |
| costume | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| crap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| creep | / | Verb, Noun |
| crinkled | /x | Adjective |
| cut | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| damn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| dang | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
| darn | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| deal | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| dear | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| delay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| depletion | x/x | Noun |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| deterioration | x/xxxx | Noun |
| devote | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| diaphanous | x/xx | Adjective |
| dim | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| display | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| dissipation | xx/x | Noun |
| distributed | x/xx | Adjective |
| don | / | Name, Verb |
| door | / | Noun, Verb |
| draw | / | Verb, Noun |
| dress | / | Noun, Verb |
| dude | / | Noun, Verb |
| duds | / | Noun |
| durability | xx/xx | Noun |
| easy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| embroidered | x/x | Adjective |
| empty | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| endure | x/ | Verb |
| entire | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| erosion | x/x | Noun |
| exertion | x/x | Noun |
| exhaust | x/ | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| exhaustion | x/x | Noun |
| expense | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| faint | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fall apart | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| fasten | /x | Verb |
| fat | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| feeble | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| few | / | Noun |
| filamentous | /x/x | Adjective |
| file | / | Noun, Verb |
| filmy | /x | Adjective |
| finely | /x | Adverb |
| finery | /xx | Noun |
| fino | /x | Noun |
| flank | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| flashy | /x | Adjective |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| flexible | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| flimsy | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fluid | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| focus | /x | Noun, Verb |
| folded | /x | Verb, Adjective |
| footwear | /x | Noun |
| fouling | /x | Noun |
| fragile | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| frail | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| fray | / | Noun, Verb |
| freshen | /x | Verb |
| friction | /x | Noun |
| frond | / | Noun |
| full | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gain | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| gallus | /x | Name, Adverb |
| gangly | /x | Adjective |
| garb | / | Noun, Verb |
| garment | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gate | / | Noun, Verb |
| gaudy | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| gaunt | / | Noun, Adjective |
| gauzy | /x | Adjective |
| gee | / | Name, Verb |
| geez | / | Noun |
| gentle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| get into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| give | / | Verb, Noun |
| god | / | Name, Verb |
| golly | /x | Noun, Verb |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| gosh | / | Noun |
| gossamer | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| graceful | /x | Adjective |
| gray | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| grey | / | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| haggard | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| handmade | // | Adjective, Noun |
| harbour | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hardship | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hat | / | Noun, Verb |
| have | / | Verb, Noun |
| have on | // | Phrase, Verb |
