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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| abraded | x/x  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| achievement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| act | /  | Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| action | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| active | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| activities | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| address | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| affairs | x/  | Noun  | 
| agenda | x/x  | Noun  | 
| aid | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| aim | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| albert | /x  | Name  | 
| alloy | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| annealed | x/  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| answer | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| anthony | /xx  | Name  | 
| apply | x/  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| appointment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| approach | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| are | /  | Noun  | 
| area | /xx  | Noun  | 
| arnold | /x  | Name  | 
| article | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| artwork | /x  | Noun  | 
| assignment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| assist | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| assistance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| attempt | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| attention | x/x  | Noun  | 
| austenitic | /x/x  | Adjective  | 
| austin | /x  | Name, Adjective  | 
| background | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| baker | /x  | Name  | 
| baldwin | /x  | Name  | 
| bank | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| barnes | /  | Name  | 
| be | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| beaver | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| beck | /  | Name, Verb  | 
| beehive | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| benjamin | /xx  | Name  | 
| benton | /x  | Name  | 
| berth | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| bismarck | /x  | Name  | 
| biz | /  | Noun  | 
| blair | /  | Name  | 
| book | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| boone | /  | Name  | 
| boring | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| bread | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| break | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| bring | /  | Verb  | 
| brokerage | /xx  | Noun  | 
| bruise | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| buckle down | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| build | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| bump | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| bunker | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| burden | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| bureau | /x  | Noun  | 
| business | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| businessmen | /xx  | Noun  | 
| busy | /x  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| cake | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| called | /  | Adjective  | 
| callous | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Verb  | 
| callus | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| care | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| career | x/  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| carpenter | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| cast | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| central | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| challenge | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| chores | /  | Noun  | 
| claw | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| clerk | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| click | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| coaching | /x  | Noun  | 
| collaboration | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| collection | x/x  | Noun  | 
| collier | /x  | Name  | 
| colliery | /xx  | Noun  | 
| commitment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| committee | x/x  | Noun  | 
| completion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| composition | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| concert | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| conduct | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| conjunction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| consideration | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| construction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| consult | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| contract | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| contribute | x/x  | Verb  | 
| contribution | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| control | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| controversy | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| cooper | /x  | Name, Verb  | 
| cooperate | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| cooperation | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| corroded | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| cover | /x  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| cox | /  | Name, Verb  | 
| craftsmanship | /xx  | Noun  | 
| creamery | /xx  | Noun  | 
| crop | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| cultivate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| cut | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| dawn | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| deal | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| dedication | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| deed | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| deliberations | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| dent | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| description | x/x  | Noun  | 
| descriptive | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| develop | x/x  | Verb  | 
| development | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| dig | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| discourse | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| discuss | x/  | Verb  | 
| discussion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| document | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| doing | /x  | Noun  | 
| double | /x  | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb  | 
| drafting | /x  | Noun  | 
| drudge | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| duties | /x  | Noun  | 
| earn | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| effect | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| effective | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| efficient | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| effort | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| elaboration | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| elliott | /xx  | Name  | 
| employ | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| employee | x/x  | Noun  | 
| employment | x/x  | Noun  | 
| endeavor | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| endeavour | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| energy | /xx  | Noun  | 
| engage | x/  | Verb  | 
| engagement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| engineering | /x/x  | Noun  | 
| enterprise | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| event | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| ex | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| exchange | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| exercise | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| experience | x/xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| exploit | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| fall into place | /x//  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| farm | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| field | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| fieldwork | /x  | Noun  | 
| fight | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| figure out | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| fill | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| find | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| fishery | /xx  | Noun  | 
| focus | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| follow | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| force | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| forge | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| formalized | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| fortify | /xx  | Verb  | 
| framework | /x  | Noun  | 
| fun | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| function | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| galvanized | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| gathering | /xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| gel | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| get | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| get across | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| get through | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| get together | /x/x  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| gig | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| go | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| grading | /x  | Noun  | 
| grind | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| groundwork | /x  | Noun  | 
| guess | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| handicraft | /xx  | Noun  | 
| handiwork | /xx  | Noun  | 
| handle | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| hard | /  | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb  | 
| hardened | /x  | Adjective  | 
| heat | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| help | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| hickey | /x  | Name  | 
| holder | /x  | Noun  | 
| homework | /x  | Noun  | 
| horse | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| hours | /x  | Verb  | 
| housekeeping | /xx  | Noun  | 
| housework | /x  | Noun  | 
| hump | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| idle | /x  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| implementation | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| incumbent | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| indentured | x/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| industrial | x/xx  | Adjective, Name  | 
| infer | x/  | Verb  | 
| initiative | x/xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| input | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| interact | xx/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| intern | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| intervention | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| inure | x/  | Verb  | 
| investigation | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| involvement | x/x  | Noun  | 
| ironing | /xx  | Noun  | 
| ironwork | /xx  | Noun  | 
| is | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| its | /  | Noun  | 
| job | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| join forces | //x  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| jostle | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| kiln | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| knead | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| knuckle down | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| lab | /  | Noun  | 
| labor | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| laboratory | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| labour | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| lapped | /  | Adjective  | 
| laundry | /x  | Noun  | 
| lazy | /x  | Adjective, Verb, Noun  | 
| lecture | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| lessons | /x  | Verb  | 
| lick | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| literature | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| logging | /x  | Noun  | 
| loose end | //  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| machined | x/  | Adjective  | 
| make | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| make for | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| make over | //x  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| malfunction | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| man | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| management | /xx  | Noun  | 
| mandate | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| march | /  | Name, Verb  | 
| marche | /  | Name  | 
| market | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| marketplace | /xx  | Noun  | 
| masterpiece | /xx  | Noun  | 
| measures | /x  | Noun  | 
| meeting | /x  | Noun  | 
| mentoring | /xx  | Noun  | 
| mess around | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| metalwork | /xx  | Noun  | 
| minister | /xx  | Noun, Verb  | 
| mission | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| modus | /x  | Noun  | 
| money | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| monkey | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| moonlight | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| morgan | /x  | Name  | 
| move | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| muck around | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| multidisciplinary | /x/xxxx  | Adjective  | 
| narrative | /xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| navigation | /x/x  | Noun  | 
| occupation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| occupy | /xx  | Verb, Noun  | 
| oeuvre | /x  | Noun  | 
| office | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| opera | /x  | Noun  | 
| operate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| operation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| operational | xx/xx  | Adjective  | 
| organization | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| outcome | /x  | Noun  | 
| oven | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| overwork | xx/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| page | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| painting | /x  | Noun  | 
| paper | /x  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| paperwork | /xx  | Noun  | 
| part | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb  | 
| participate | x/xx  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| participation | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| partnership | /xx  | Noun  | 
| party | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| penetrate | /xx  | Verb  | 
| perform | x/  | Verb  | 
| performance | x/x  | Noun  | 
| piece | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| piece of work | ///  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| piecework | /x  | Noun  | 
| pit | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| place | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| play | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| plow | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| poa | /x  | Name  | 
| polishing | /xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| position | x/x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| post | /  | Noun, Verb, Adverb  | 
| potency | /xx  | Noun  | 
| potter | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| practice | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| practise | /x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| preparation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| prepare | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| printed | /x  | Adjective  | 
| procedure | x/x  | Noun  | 
| proceed | x/  | Verb  | 
| proceedings | x/x  | Noun  | 
| process | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| profession | x/x  | Noun  | 
| professional | x/xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| profile | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| program | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| programme | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| progress | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| project | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| promote | x/  | Verb  | 
| proprietor | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| protection | x/x  | Noun  | 
| proving ground | /x/  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| public service | /x/x  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| publication | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| pursue | x/  | Verb  | 
| push | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| putter | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| puzzle out | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| quenched | /  | Adjective  | 
| rack | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| rat | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| realization | /x/x  | Noun  | 
| recommendations | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| regard | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| regimented | /xxx  | Adjective  | 
| reinforce | xx/  | Verb  | 
| relax | x/  | Verb  | 
| renovation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| repairs | x/  | Noun  | 
| report | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| research | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| resisting | x/x  | Noun  | 
| resolve | x/  | Verb, Noun  | 
| response | x/  | Noun  | 
| responsibilities | xxx/xx  | Noun  | 
| rest | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| result | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| review | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| rework | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| riddle | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| role | /  | Noun  | 
| roll | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| ross | /  | Name, Verb  | 
| roundhouse | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| run | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| run through | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| sailing | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| scab | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| scant | /  | Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb  | 
| school | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| seafaring | /xx  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| search | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| season | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| seek | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| serve | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| service | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| session | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| set | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| share | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| shift | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| shining | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| shipyard | /x  | Noun  | 
| shop | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| shop floor | //  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| sink in | /x  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| sintered | /x  | Adjective  | 
| situation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| skipper | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| slave | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| sleep | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| slog | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| slot | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| smithy | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| social service | /x/x  | Name, Name  | 
| soften | /x  | Verb  | 
| solidify | x/xx  | Verb  | 
| solve | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| specialize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| spiel | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| spot | /  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| staff | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| stagnate | /x  | Verb  | 
| stainless | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| steel | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| stein | /  | Name  | 
| step | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| stints | /  | Noun  | 
| strengthen | /x  | Verb  | 
| strike | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| strive | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| structure | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| studies | /x  | Noun  | 
| studio | /xx  | Noun  | 
| stuff | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| substituting | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| succeed | x/  | Verb  | 
| success | x/  | Noun  | 
| supervised | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| support | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| sweat | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| sweatshop | /x  | Noun  | 
| take | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| talk about | /x/  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| tannery | /xx  | Noun  | 
| task | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| telephone exchange | /xxx/  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| temper | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| tending | /x  | Noun  | 
| testing | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| the | x  | Adverb, Noun  | 
| thing | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| tighten | /x  | Verb  | 
| tillage | /x  | Noun  | 
| time | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| tinker | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| toil | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| tool | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| toughen | /x  | Verb  | 
| training | /x  | Noun  | 
| travail | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| travaux | x/  | Name, Adjective  | 
| treadmill | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| treat | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| trouble | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| try | /  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| tutorial | x/xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| uncoated | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| undertaking | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| unemployment | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| unfinished business | x/x/x  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| upgrades | x/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| use | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| utilize | /xx  | Verb  | 
| vet | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| vocation | x/x  | Noun  | 
| vocational | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| volume | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| volunteer | xx/  | Noun, Verb  | 
| wait | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| walk | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| warm up | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| wash | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| waterworks | /xx  | Noun  | 
| way | /  | Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective  | 
| werk | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| wicker | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| woodwork | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| work at | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| work in progress | /x/x  | Phrase, Noun  | 
| work on | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| work through | //  | Phrase, Verb  | 
| workday | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| worked | /  | Adjective  | 
| worker | /x  | Noun  | 
| workforce | /x  | Noun  | 
| workload | /x  | Noun  | 
| workmanship | /xx  | Noun  | 
| workpiece | /x  | Noun  | 
| workplace | /x  | Noun  | 
| workshop | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| worksite | /x  | Noun  | 
| wreak | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| yuck | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
