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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| wear away | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whittle away | /xx/ | Phrase, Verb |
| whittling | /x | Verb |
| cut down | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| diminution | xx/x | Noun |
| reducing | x/x | Verb |
| diminishment | x/xx | Noun |
| decreasing | x/x | Verb |
| shrinking | /x | Noun |
| dwindle | /x | Verb |
| cut back | // | Phrase, Verb |
| narrow down | /xx | Phrase, Verb |
| winnowing | /xx | Noun |
| reduction | x/x | Noun |
| narrowing | /xx | Noun |
| boil down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| downsize | /x | Verb |
| simplification | xxx/x | Noun |
| minimization | /xx/x | Noun |
| economize | x/xx | Verb |
| chop off | // | Phrase, Verb |
| chop down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| thinning | /x | Noun |
| minimising | /xxx | Verb |
| lessening | /xx | Noun |
| cutback | /x | Noun |
| shrinkage | /x | Noun |
| shorten | /x | Verb |
| tapering off | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| cutting | /x | Noun |
| subdivide | xx/ | Verb |
| cutting out | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| cut out | // | Phrase, Verb, Adjective |
| taper off | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| cut into | /x/ | Phrase, Verb |
| decrement | xxx | Noun |
| cutting off | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| tapering | /xx | Verb |
| lowering | /xx | Verb |
| subtracting | x/x | Verb |
| subtraction | x/x | Noun |
| trimming | /x | Verb |
| depreciate | x/xx | Verb |
| after | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| against | x/ | Noun |
| almost | /x | Adverb, Noun |
| along | x/ | Adverb |
| alt | / | Noun, Adjective |
| an | / | Noun |
| apart | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| arrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| ashore | x/ | Adverb |
| attempt | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| away | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwards | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| bailey | /x | Name |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| barnes | / | Name |
| baronet | /xx | Noun |
| behind | x/ | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| below | x/ | Adverb, Noun |
| beneath | x/ | Adverb |
| benson | /x | Name |
| bentley | /x | Name |
| blair | / | Name |
| blue | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| borrow | /x | Verb, Noun |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| broke | / | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| brown | / | Name, Adjective, Verb |
| byron | /x | Name |
| cache | / | Noun, Verb |
| calm | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| came | / | Noun |
| capote | x/ | Name |
| cardigan | /xx | Noun |
| cecil | /x | Name |
| circuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| civilize | /xx | Verb |
| coated | /x | Adjective |
| col | x | Noun |
| constance | /x | Name |
| constrained | x/ | Adjective |
| consume | x/ | Verb |
| cooper | /x | Name, Verb |
| corporatist | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| cotton | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| cultivate | /xx | Verb |
| deactivated | x/xxx | Verb |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| decline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decoupled | x/x | Verb |
| dejected | x/x | Adjective |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| descend | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| destroy | x/ | Verb |
| detail | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deterministic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| devour | x/x | Verb |
| dimensional | x/xx | Adjective |
| dip | / | Noun, Verb |
| disable | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| disconnect | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| disconnection | xx/x | Noun |
| dismount | xx | Verb, Noun |
| dispirited | x/xx | Adjective |
| dive | / | Noun, Verb |
| divine | x/ | Adjective, Name, Verb |
| dormant | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| downcast | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| downed | / | Adjective |
| downhill | // | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| downstairs | // | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| downstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| drifts | / | Noun, Verb |
| drop | / | Noun, Verb |
| duck | / | Noun, Verb |
| dudley | /x | Name |
| earth | / | Noun, Verb |
| eases | /x | Verb, Noun |
| eat | / | Verb, Noun |
| educate | /xx | Verb |
| elevator | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| end | / | Noun, Verb |
| fade | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| fallen | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| fast | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| feathers | /x | Verb |
| feet | / | Noun |
| fill | / | Verb, Noun |
| fix | / | Verb, Noun |
| flat | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| forth | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fractional | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| go | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| gutter | /x | Noun, Verb |
| here | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| hood | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hurt | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| idle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| inactive | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| initial | x/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| inoperative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| integrated | /xxx | Adjective |
| into | x/ | Noun |
| jedi | /x | Name |
| judgment | /x | Noun |
| kill | / | Verb, Noun |
| kneel | / | Verb |
| knock down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| land | / | Noun, Verb |
| lap | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| least | / | Adverb, Noun |
| line | / | Noun, Verb |
| long | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| lose | / | Verb, Noun |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| malfunctioning | x/xx | Noun |
| marina | x/x | Noun |
| markovian | /xxx | Adjective |
| mastered | /x | Adjective |
| me | / | Noun |
| mike | / | Name, Verb |
| nearly | /x | Adverb |
| neoclassical | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| new | / | Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb |
| nonfunctional | x/xx | Adjective |
| now | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| oliver | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| onshore | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| out | / | Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| over | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| pare | / | Verb |
| perfect | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| piece | / | Noun, Verb |
| plummeted | /xx | Verb |
| plunge | / | Verb, Noun |
| polish | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| pull down | // | Phrase, Verb |
| quiet | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
