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Hyphenation for “kill”

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

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 "kill"

kill >> kɪl

Definition: [verb] cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).
Example: her father was killed in a car crash

Synonyms of "kill"

murder | cause the death of | take/end the life of | do away with | make away with | assassinate | do to death | eliminate | terminate | dispatch | finish off | put to death | execute | slaughter | butcher | massacre | wipe out | destroy | annihilate | erase | eradicate | exterminate | extirpate | decimate | mow down | shoot down | cut down | cut to pieces | put down | put to sleep | bump off | polish off | do in | do for | knock off | top | take out | croak | stiff | blow away | liquidate | dispose of | ice | off | rub out | waste | whack | scrag | smoke | slay |

Definition: [verb] put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something).
Example: two fast goals from Dublin killed any hopes of a famous Sligo victory

Synonyms of "kill"

destroy | put an end to | bring to an end | be the end of | end | extinguish | dash | quell | quash | ruin | wreck | shatter | smash | crush | scotch | stop | block | frustrate | thwart | put a stop to | prevent | defeat | derail | put paid to | do for | put the lid on | put the kibosh on | stymie | queer | scupper | dish | veto | vote down | rule against | reject | throw out | overrule | overturn | disallow | give the thumbs down to | squash |

Definition: [verb] overwhelm (someone) with an emotion.
Example: the suspense is killing me

Synonyms of "kill"

overwhelm | take someone's breath away | leave speechless | shake | move | stir | stun | amaze | astonish | stagger | dumbfound | bowl over | blow away | knock sideways | blow someone's mind | knock for six | flabbergast |

Definition: [verb] pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event.
Example: when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill

Synonyms of "kill"

while away | use up | fill up | fill in | fill | occupy | beguile | pass | spend | expend | fritter away | waste |

Definition: [noun] an act of killing, especially of one animal by another.
Example: a lion has made a kill

Synonyms of "kill"

death blow | killing | act of killing | dispatch | conclusion | ending | finish | end | climax | coup de grâce |