hyphen, dash
(noun) 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
hyphenate, hyphen
(verb) divide or connect with a hyphen; “hyphenate these words and names”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hyphen (plural hyphens)
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.
(figuratively) 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.
Because the original symbol "-" (technically the hyphen-minus) covered usages aside from hyphenation there have been additional subsequent symbols created for hyphenation needs. They include the "‐" (hyphen), ‑ (non-breaking hyphen) and the non-visible soft hyphen.
hyphen (third-person singular simple present hyphens, present participle hyphening, simple past and past participle hyphened)
(transitive, dated) To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
hyphen
Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-".
• (used as coordinator): slash, cum
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"phen, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Hypo-.] (Print.)
Definition: 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.
Hy"phen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hyphened; p. pr. & vb. n. Hyphening.]
Definition: To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 June 2025
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
