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Hyphenation for “sponge”

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

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 "sponge"

sponge >> spʌn(d)ʒ

Definition: [noun] a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibres or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen.

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Definition: [noun] a piece of a soft, light, porous absorbent substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of an aquatic invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material, used for washing and cleaning.

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Definition: [noun] a light cake made by beating eggs with sugar, flour, and usually butter or other fat.
Example: a chocolate sponge

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Definition: [noun] a person who lives at someone else's expense.

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Definition: [noun] a heavy drinker.

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Definition: [verb] wipe or clean with a wet sponge or cloth.
Example: she sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever

Synonyms of "sponge"

wash | clean | wipe | swab | mop | rinse | sluice | swill |

Definition: [verb] obtain or accept money or food from other people without doing or intending to do anything in return.
Example: they found they could earn a perfectly good living by sponging off others

Synonyms of "sponge"

scrounge off/from | live off | be a parasite on | impose on | beg from | borrow from | be dependent on | freeload on | bum off | cadge from | mooch off | bludge on |