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Hyphenation for “scouts”

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

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 "scouts"

scouts >> skaʊt

Definition: [noun] a soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy's position, strength, or movements.
Example: forward scouts reported that the enemy were massing at two points ahead

Synonyms of "scouts"

lookout | lookout man/woman | outrider | advance guard | vanguard | spy | avant-courier |

Definition: [noun] a ship or aircraft employed for reconnaissance, especially a small, fast aircraft.
Example: a single-seater scout

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Definition: [noun] a member of the Scout Association or a similar organization.
Example: a scout leader

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Definition: [noun] a honeybee that searches for a new site for a swarm to settle or for a new food source.

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Definition: [noun] a domestic worker at a college at Oxford University.

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Definition: [noun] a man or boy.
Example: I've got nothing against old Adrian—he's a good scout

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Definition: [verb] make a search for someone or something in various places.
Example: I was sent to scout around for a place to park the camper

Synonyms of "scouts"

search | look | hunt | cast about | cast round | cast around | ferret (about) | ferret (around) | root about | root around |