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Hyphenation for “neck”

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

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 "neck"

neck >> nɛk

Definition: [noun] the part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
Example: she had a silver crucifix around her neck

Synonyms of "neck"

nape | scruff | cervix | scrag | halse |

Definition: [noun] a narrow connecting or end part of something.

Synonyms of "neck"

Definition: [noun] the length of a horse's head and neck as a measure of its lead in a race.
Example: Dolpour won by a neck from Wood Dancer

Synonyms of "neck"

Definition: [verb] (of two people) kiss and caress amorously.
Example: we started necking on the sofa

Synonyms of "neck"

kiss | caress | pet | smooch | canoodle | snog | play kissy-face | make out | spoon |

Definition: [verb] swallow (something, especially a drink).
Example: after necking some beers, we left the bar

Synonyms of "neck"

Definition: [verb] form a narrowed part at a particular point when subjected to tension.
Example: the nylon filament necks down to a fraction of its original diameter

Synonyms of "neck"