hyphen

hyphen has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• n.. A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
• v. t.. To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
• n.. a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
• v.. divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"