English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “handbook”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for handbook is hand-book, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
hand-book
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result hand-book The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordhandbook
Hyphenationhand-book
Break points1
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈhan(d)bʊk
Meaning & usage

What does “handbook” mean?

handbook: a book giving information such as facts on a particular subject or instructions for operating a machine.

Headwordhandbook
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈhan(d)bʊk
1
noun

a book giving information such as facts on a particular subject or instructions for operating a machine.

Example: “a handbook of poisonous plants”

Word breaks

How “handbook” is split

hand·book

For US English, the hyphenation result is hand-book. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “handbook”

How do you hyphenate “handbook”?

In the US-English result used here, handbook is hyphenated as hand-book.

Where can “handbook” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “handbook” mean?

a book giving information such as facts on a particular subject or instructions for operating a machine.

Can you use “handbook” in a sentence?

“a handbook of poisonous plants”

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