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Hyphenation for “dock”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “dock”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "dock" 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 “dock” 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: „dock“ ⟶ „dock“.

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 "dock"

dock >> /dɑk/

Definition: [noun] A structure extending alongshore or out from the shore into a body of water, to which boats may be moored.
Example: the gangplank was lowered to the dock

Definition: [noun] A device in which a laptop computer, smartphone, or other mobile device may be placed for charging, providing access to a power supply and to peripheral devices or auxiliary features; a docking station.
Example: I have a dock next to my bed where my phone gets plugged - I also have another one at my computer desk.

Definition: [intransitive verb] (of a ship) tie up at a dock, especially in order to load or unload passengers or cargo.
Example: the ship docked at San Francisco

Synonyms of "dock"

moor | berth | land | beach | anchor | drop anchor | put in | tie up |