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Hyphenation for “grooves”

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

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 "grooves"

grooves >> ɡruːv

Definition: [noun] a long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material.

Synonyms of "grooves"

furrow | channel | trench | trough | canal | gouge | hollow | indentation | rut | gutter | cutting | cut | score | fissure | seam | rabbet | rebate |

Definition: [noun] an established routine or habit.
Example: his thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove

Synonyms of "grooves"

rut | routine | boring routine | habit | dead end | humdrum existence | same old round | grind | daily grind | treadmill |

Definition: [noun] a particular rhythm in popular or jazz music.
Example: her vocals drift delicately across a soaring soul groove

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Definition: [verb] make a groove or grooves in.
Example: deep lines grooved her face

Synonyms of "grooves"

Definition: [verb] dance or listen to popular or jazz music.
Example: they were grooving to Motown

Synonyms of "grooves"

Definition: [verb] pitch (a ball) in the centre of the strike zone.
Example: he grooved a fastball in the 9th inning

Synonyms of "grooves"