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Hyphenation for “stick”

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

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 "stick"

stick >> stɪk

Definition: [noun] a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.

Synonyms of "stick"

piece of wood | twig | small branch | cane | pole | beanpole | post | stake | upright | rod |

Definition: [noun] a long, thin piece of something.
Example: a stick of dynamite

Synonyms of "stick"

Definition: [noun] a threat of punishment or unwelcome measures (often contrasted with the offer of reward as a means of persuasion).
Example: training that relies more on the carrot than on the stick

Synonyms of "stick"

Definition: [noun] rural areas far from cities or civilization.
Example: he felt hard done by living out in the sticks

Synonyms of "stick"

the country | the countryside | the provinces | rural districts | the backwoods | the back of beyond | the wilds | the hinterland | a backwater | the backcountry | the backland | the backblocks | the booay | the backveld | the platteland | the middle of nowhere | the boondocks | the boonies | the tall timbers | hicksville | Woop Woop | beyond the black stump |

Definition: [noun] a person of a specified kind.
Example: Janet's not such a bad old stick sometimes

Synonyms of "stick"

Definition: [noun] a large quantity of unsold stock, especially the proportion of shares which must be taken up by underwriters after an unsuccessful issue.

Synonyms of "stick"