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Hyphenation for “rakes”

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

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 "rakes"

rakes >> /reɪk/

Definition: [verb] Draw together with a rake or similar implement.
Example: I was the one who raked the leaves and cut the grass

Synonyms of "rakes"

scrape together | scrape up | collect | gather |

Definition: [verb] Scratch or scrape (something, especially a person's flesh) with a long sweeping movement.
Example: her fingers raked Bill's face

Synonyms of "rakes"

scratch | lacerate | scrape | rasp | graze | abrade | grate | bark |

Definition: [noun] An implement consisting of a pole with a toothed crossbar or fine tines at the end, used especially for drawing together cut grass or smoothing loose soil or gravel.
Example: Moving the soil surface with a rake in winter will expose many slugs and their eggs to frost damage.