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Hyphenation for “flies”

Showing how to split the syllables of “flies”.

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

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 "flies"

flies >> flʌɪ

Definition: [verb] (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.
Example: close the door or the moths will fly in

Synonyms of "flies"

travel through the air | wing its way | wing | glide | soar | wheel | flutter | flit | hover | hang | take wing | take to the air | mount |

Definition: [verb] move or be hurled quickly through the air.
Example: balls kept flying over her hedge

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Definition: [verb] wave or flutter in the wind.
Example: she ran after him, her hair flying behind her

Synonyms of "flies"

flutter | flap | wave | blow | waft | float | stream |

Definition: [verb] go or move quickly.
Example: she flew along the path

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Definition: [verb] be successful.
Example: that idea didn't fly with most other council members

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Definition: [noun] an opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.

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Definition: [noun] the space over the stage in a theatre.

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Definition: [noun] short for fly ball.

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Definition: [noun] a one-horse hackney carriage.

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Definition: [noun] an attempt.
Example: we decided to give it a fly

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