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Hyphenation for “crabs”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “crabs”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "crabs" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “crabs” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „crabs“ ⟶ „crabs“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "crabs"

crabs >> /krab/

Definition: [verb] Move sideways or obliquely.
Example: he began crabbing sideways across the roof

Synonyms of "crabs"

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Definition: [verb] Fish for crabs.
Example: watermen were crabbing on the bay

Definition: [noun] A crustacean, found chiefly on seashores, with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers.
Example: Without warning the stalks supporting the crab's beady black eyes shoot straight up at me.

Definition: [noun] A louse that infests human body hair, especially in the genital region, causing extreme irritation.An infestation of crab lice.
Example: The third species is the pubic louse, Phthirus pubis, commonly known as the crab louse.

Definition: [noun] A machine for picking up and lifting heavy weights.