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Hyphenation for “heels”

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

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 "heels"

heels >> hiːl

Definition: [noun] the back part of the human foot below the ankle.

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Definition: [noun] the part of the palm of the hand next to the wrist.
Example: he rubbed the heel of his hand against the window

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Definition: [noun] the end of a violin bow at which it is held.

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Definition: [noun] an inconsiderate or untrustworthy person.
Example: what kind of a heel do you think I am?

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Definition: [verb] fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot).
Example: they were soling and heeling heavy working boots

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Definition: [verb] (of a dog) follow closely behind its owner.
Example: these dogs are born with the instinctive urge to heel

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Definition: [verb] strike (the ball) with the heel of the club.

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Definition: [verb] push or kick (the ball) out of the back of the scrum with one's heel.
Example: the ball was eventually heeled out

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Definition: [verb] touch the ground with the heel when dancing.
Example: they got into lines and began to heel, toe, and then jump together

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