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Hyphenation for “flood”

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

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 "flood"

flood >> flʌd

Definition: [noun] an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.
Example: the villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides

Synonyms of "flood"

inundation | swamping | deluge | torrent | overflow | flash flood | freshet | downpour | cloudburst | spate |

Definition: [noun] an outpouring of tears.
Example: she burst into floods of tears

Synonyms of "flood"

outpouring | torrent | rush | stream | gush | surge | cascade | flow |

Definition: [noun] short for floodlight.

Synonyms of "flood"

Definition: [verb] cover or submerge (an area) with water in a flood.
Example: the dam burst, flooding a small town

Synonyms of "flood"

inundate | swamp | deluge | immerse | submerge | drown | engulf |

Definition: [verb] arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities.
Example: sunlight flooded in at the windows

Synonyms of "flood"

pour | stream | surge | swarm | pile | crowd | throng |

Definition: [verb] (of a woman) experience a uterine haemorrhage.

Synonyms of "flood"