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Hyphenation for “nick”

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

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 "nick"

nick >> nɪk

Definition: [noun] a small cut or notch.
Example: a small nick on his wrist

Synonyms of "nick"

cut | scratch | abrasion | incision | snick | scrape | notch | chip | score | gouge | gash | dent | indentation | flaw | mark | blemish | defect |

Definition: [noun] prison.
Example: he'll end up in the nick for the rest of his life

Synonyms of "nick"

prison | jail | penal institution | place of detention | lock-up | place of confinement | guardhouse | detention centre | young offender institution | penitentiary | correctional facility | jailhouse | boot camp | stockade | house of correction | the clink | the slammer | inside | stir | the jug | the big house | the brig | the glasshouse | the can | the pen | the cooler | the joint | the pokey | the slam | the skookum house | the calaboose | the hoosegow | the chokey | bird | quod | pound | roundhouse | youth custody centre | approved school | borstal | bridewell | tollbooth | bastille | reformatory |

Definition: [noun] the junction between the floor and side walls in a squash court or real tennis court.

Synonyms of "nick"

Definition: [verb] make a nick or nicks in.
Example: he had nicked himself while shaving

Synonyms of "nick"

cut | scratch | abrade | incise | snick | scrape | notch | chip | gouge | gash | score |

Definition: [verb] steal.
Example: she nicked fivers from the till

Synonyms of "nick"

steal | purloin | thieve | take | take for oneself | help oneself to | loot | pilfer | abscond with | run off with | appropriate | abstract | carry off | shoplift | embezzle | misappropriate | walk off/away with | run away/off with | rob | swipe | nab | rip off | lift | liberate | filch | snaffle | snitch | souvenir | pinch | half-inch | whip | knock off | nobble | bone | scrump | blag | heist | glom | snavel | clifty | tief | crib | hook | peculate | defalcate | walk | go walkies |

Definition: [verb] arrest (someone).
Example: Stuart and Dan got nicked for burglary

Synonyms of "nick"

arrest | apprehend | take into custody | seize | take in | take prisoner | detain | put in jail | throw in jail | pick up | run in | pull in | haul in | cop | bust | nab | nail | do | collar | feel someone's collar | pinch |