Hyphen

What do we mean by hyphen?

A punctuation mark ( - ) used between the parts of a compound word or name or between the syllables of a word, especially when divided at the end of a line of text. noun

To hyphenate. transitive verb

To join by a hyphen, as two words, so as to form a compound word. Also hyphenize, hyphenate.

In paleography, a curve placed below the line so as to unite the parts of a compound word, and to indicate that they are not to be separated or read as distinct words: as, —that is, διόσκουροι, not Διο\ς κου%26ροι; —that is, περικλέονς, not πεπι\ κλέους —that is, antevolans, not ante volans, etc.

In writing and printing, a short line (-) used to connect two words or elements: namely, to connect two words which are so used as properly to form a compound word; to join syllables which are for any purpose arbitrarily separated, as in regular syllabication (as in el-e-men-tal), at the end of a line to connect the syllables of a divided word (as in the third line of this paragraph), to indicate the pronunciation (as in the respellings for the pronunciations in this dictionary), and to indicate or separate the etymological parts of a word, stem, affixes, etc., often without regard to the syllables (as in element-al, intro-duct-ion, su-spic-ious).

The symbol +, = plus. noun

To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word. transitive verb

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. noun

Symbol "-", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. noun

Something that links two more consequential things. noun

To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate. verb

Used to refer to a person with a hyphenated name proper noun

Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-". conjunction

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 noun

Divide or connect with a hyphen verb

The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

Something that links two more consequential things.

An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.

Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.

A symbol. - Separates many parts of speech-- a very useful part-of-speech symbol. Urban Dictionary

A short line, supposedly symbolizing a break in a sentence. has nothing to do with the words hype or hyphy. Urban Dictionary

Spontaneously breaking into a dance for no reason while walking down the street. Urban Dictionary

The "cherry" in a girl or the piece of skin that breaks the first time she has sex Urban Dictionary

Something I did to your mum Urban Dictionary

1. Use of the hyphen; To split words apart, or combine them. Urban Dictionary

Fucking dildo rich folk, movie stars, or rock stars who have three fucking names instead of the one name God gave ya. Urban Dictionary

A horizontal chop motion done with one's hand or fingers at another person's throat, with just enough force to interrupt their speech, but not necessarily injure them. The result may make the recipient cough or have to swallow, but definitely halts immediate speech. Often, the word "hyphen" is said as the blow is delivered. Urban Dictionary

A cross between high and caffeinated. The best feeling ever. Urban Dictionary

To have a double-barreled name. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to hyphen:
hyphen.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word hyphen:
hyphenated, hyphenation, apostrophe, iso, subdivision, digits, punctuation, comma, unicode, separator, typography, dash, ascii, minus, adjective, arne, suffixes, prefixes, digit, surnames, slash, code, ambiguity, syllables, noun, syllable, omitted, compound, letters, prefix, decimal, colon, suffix, grammatical, shy, clarity, names, spelled, encoding, verb, spelling, vowel, confusion, styling, slovak, inserted, indicate, surname, word, kitchen, optional, facade, gable, indicates, denotes, soft, plates, words, connects, brick, postal, distinguish, specification, part, sign, compounds, describe, avoid, letter, workshop, correct, dictionary, usage, double, asian, labels, pronounced, dropped, text, connecting, contest, characters, contributing, logo, permitted, printed, symbol, block, spaces, frame, check, either, example, phrase, confused, indicating, user, connect, mark, identical.

Words that rhyme with hyphen:
siphon, syphon, biffin, -hyphen, afterlife in, birdlife in, fife in, fyfe in, haifa in, housewife in, knife in, life in, midlife in, midwife in, nightlife in, rife in, sly fun, strife in, wife in, wildlife in, y fin, yellowknife in.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hyphen:
double, soft, discretionary, single, optional, hard, nonbreaking, insert, second, regular, shift, little, breaking, long, mere, normal, ctrl, extra, line, option, personal, interlinear, initial, simple, literal, ordinary, suspensive, usual, end, the, racial, substantive, alt, crag, necessary, faint, vocal, fiery, useless, required, delete, superimposed, connecting, east, wrong, indissoluble, troublesome, over, story, printed, invisible, subheading, exclam.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective hyphen:
nation, help, jones, prefix, hunting, limit, nations, strings, minus, states, campaign, american, hymen.

Consonant match to hyphen:
halfen, hafen, huffine, heffern, -hyphen.

Words that sound like hyphen:
hyphen, hafen, halfen, hoffen, haufen, hyun, haifa, hypha, hyphens, hyen, hian, heian, huffine, hyon, hifa, hyphened, typhon, siphon, syphon, reifen, huffing, hoofing, huyen, heathen, waffen, heaven, haven, hyphy, heighten, hoffman, haven't, hi-fi, hoffa, hifi, hoven, have fun, hyphae, hi fi, huffman, havan, hoffmann, hovan, higham, hooven, hyson, hofmann, hofman, halfa, heon, hiam, hiten, heffron, helfen, hefa, hafa, halfman, half done, high flown, hyphema, hefferon, hifu, high-flown, typhoon, toughen, muffin, soften, deafen, roughen, no fun, my phone, coffein, kiffen, laufen, kniffen, lifen, kaufen, saufen, lafon, schaffen, refin, rufen, sephen, shaphan, heavin, havin, chaim, hiving, heflin, huck finn, have in, hying, highfill, half inch, one, tiffin, wion, wian, wyan, ifn, wifa.