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Hyphenation for “grubs”

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

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 "grubs"

grubs >> ɡrʌb

Definition: [noun] the larva of an insect, especially a beetle.
Example: my onions are ruined by small grubs eating the roots

Synonyms of "grubs"

larva | maggot | caterpillar |

Definition: [noun] food.
Example: a popular bar serving excellent pub grub

Synonyms of "grubs"

food | nourishment | sustenance | nutriment | subsistence | fare | bread | daily bread | cooking | baking | cuisine | foodstuffs | edibles | refreshments | meals | provisions | rations | stores | supplies | solids | vivers | eats | eatables | nosh | chow | nibbles | scoff | tuck | chuck | victuals | vittles | viands | commons | meat | comestibles | provender | aliment | commissariat | viaticum |

Definition: [verb] dig or poke about in soil.
Example: the damage done to pastures by badgers grubbing for worms

Synonyms of "grubs"

dig | excavate | burrow | tunnel | poke about | poke around | scratch about | scratch around | rake through | sift through | explore | probe | delve |

Definition: [verb] search in a clumsy and unmethodical manner.
Example: I began grubbing about in the waste-paper basket to find the envelope

Synonyms of "grubs"

search | hunt | delve | dig | rummage | scrabble | scour | probe | ferret (about) | ferret (around) | root | rifle | fish | poke | go through | turn upside down | turn inside out | rootle | fossick through | roust |

Definition: [verb] work hard, especially at a dull or demeaning task.
Example: she has achieved independence without having to grub for it

Synonyms of "grubs"