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Hyphenation for “dries”

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

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 "dries"

dries >> /drʌɪ/

Definition: [verb] Become dry.
Example: allow 24 hours for the paint to dry

Definition: [verb] Forget one's lines.
Example: a colleague of mine once dried in the middle of a scene

Definition: [noun] The process or an instance of drying.
Example: Soft towelling that gives you a good, clean dry every time.

Definition: [noun] A dry or covered place.

Definition: [noun] A Conservative politician (especially in the 1980s) in favour of strict monetarist policies.
Example: Any self-respecting Country Party MP would have taken to the economic dries of the Liberal Party with an axe years ago.

Synonyms of "dries"

monetarist |

Definition: [noun] A person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol.
Example: evangelical dries had seen to it that the nearest bottle of whiskey was miles away

Definition: [adjective] Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.
Example: the jacket kept me warm and dry

Synonyms of "dries"

parched | dried | withered | shrivelled | wilted | wizened |

Definition: [adjective] (of information, writing, etc.) dully factual.
Example: the dry facts of the matter

Synonyms of "dries"

bare | simple | basic | fundamental | stark | naked | bald | cold | hard | straightforward |

Definition: [adjective] (of a joke or sense of humour) subtle and expressed in a matter-of-fact way.
Example: he delighted his friends with a dry, covert sense of humour

Synonyms of "dries"

wry | subtle | low-key | laconic | sly | sharp |

Definition: [adjective] Prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink.
Example: the country is strictly dry, in accordance with Islamic law

Synonyms of "dries"

Prohibitionist |

Definition: [adjective] (of an alcoholic drink) not sweet.
Example: a dry, medium-bodied red wine

Synonyms of "dries"

crisp | sharp | piquant | not sweet | tart | bitter |

Definition: [adjective] Relating to political ‘dries’; rigidly monetarist.

Synonyms of "dries"

monetarist |