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Hyphenation for “spoils”

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

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 "spoils"

spoils >> spɔɪl

Definition: [verb] diminish or destroy the value or quality of.
Example: I wouldn't want to spoil your fun

Synonyms of "spoils"

mar | damage | impair | blemish | disfigure | blight | flaw | deface | scar | injure | harm | ruin | destroy | wreck | be a blot on the landscape | disfeature |

Definition: [verb] harm the character of (someone, especially a child) by being too lenient or indulgent.
Example: the last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas

Synonyms of "spoils"

overindulge | pamper | indulge | mollycoddle | cosset | coddle | baby | spoon-feed | wait on hand and foot | cater to someone's every whim | overparent | kill with kindness | nanny | nursemaid | dote on | wrap in cotton wool | feather-bed | cocker |

Definition: [verb] be extremely or aggressively eager for.
Example: Cooper was spoiling for a fight

Synonyms of "spoils"

eager for | itching for | looking for | keen to have | raring for | after | bent on | set on | on the lookout for | longing for |

Definition: [verb] rob (a person or a place) of goods or possessions by force or violence.
Example: the enemy entered into Hereford, spoiled and fired the city, and razed the walls to the ground

Synonyms of "spoils"

Definition: [noun] goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.
Example: the looters carried their spoils away

Synonyms of "spoils"

booty | loot | stolen goods | plunder | ill-gotten gains | haul | pickings | takings | swag | boodle | benefits | advantages | perks | perquisites | appanages |

Definition: [noun] waste material brought up during the course of an excavation or a dredging or mining operation.
Example: colliery spoil

Synonyms of "spoils"