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Hyphenation for “stroke”

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

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 "stroke"

stroke >> strəʊk

Definition: [noun] an act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow.
Example: he received three strokes of the cane

Synonyms of "stroke"

blow | hit | thump | thwack | punch | slap | smack | welt | cuff | box | knock | rap | buffet | wallop | clobber | clout | whack | bash | belt | sock | bop | biff | swipe | slug | smite |

Definition: [noun] a mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush in one direction across paper or canvas.
Example: the paint had been applied in careful, regular strokes

Synonyms of "stroke"

mark | line | slash | solidus | virgule |

Definition: [noun] an act of moving one's hand across a surface with gentle pressure.
Example: massage the cream into your skin using light upward strokes

Synonyms of "stroke"

Definition: [noun] each of a series of movements in which something moves out of its position and back into it.
Example: the ray swam with effortless strokes of its huge wings

Synonyms of "stroke"

Definition: [noun] a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis.
Example: he was left disabled by a stroke

Synonyms of "stroke"

thrombosis | embolism | cerebral vascular accident | CVA | cerebral haemorrhage | ictus | seizure | apoplexy |

Definition: [verb] move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress.
Example: he put his hand on her hair and stroked it

Synonyms of "stroke"

caress | fondle | pat | pet | touch | brush | rub | massage | knead | soothe | manipulate | finger | handle | feel | maul | tickle | paw |

Definition: [verb] act as the stroke of (a boat or crew).
Example: he stroked the coxed four to victory

Synonyms of "stroke"

Definition: [verb] hit or kick (a ball) smoothly and deliberately.
Example: Markwick stroked the ball home

Synonyms of "stroke"