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Hyphenation for “peel”

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

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 "peel"

peel >> piːl

Definition: [verb] remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit or vegetable).
Example: she watched him peel an apple with deliberate care

Synonyms of "peel"

pare | skin | take the skin/rind off | strip | shave | trim | flay | hull | shell | husk | shuck | decorticate |

Definition: [verb] (of a surface or object) lose parts of its outer layer or covering in small strips or pieces.
Example: the walls are peeling

Synonyms of "peel"

flake (off) | peel off | come off in layers/strips | blister | exfoliate | desquamate |

Definition: [noun] the outer covering or rind of a fruit or vegetable.
Example: pieces of potato peel

Synonyms of "peel"

rind | skin | covering | zest | hull | pod | crust | shuck | capsule | outer layer | epicarp | pericarp | exocarp | integument |

Definition: [noun] an act of exfoliating dead skin in the cosmetic treatment of microdermabrasion.

Synonyms of "peel"