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Hyphenation for “turf”

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

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 "turf"

turf >> təːf

Definition: [noun] grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots.
Example: they walked across the springy turf

Synonyms of "turf"

grass | lawn | sod | sward | greensward |

Definition: [noun] horse racing or racecourses generally.
Example: he spent his money gambling on the turf

Synonyms of "turf"

horse racing | racing | the racing world | racecourses | racetracks |

Definition: [noun] an area or sphere of activity regarded as someone's personal territory.
Example: he did not like poachers on his turf

Synonyms of "turf"

area/sphere of influence | area/sphere of activity | territory | domain | province | preserve | stamping ground | home ground | bailiwick | patch | manor |

Definition: [verb] force (someone) to leave somewhere.
Example: they were turfed off the bus

Synonyms of "turf"

throw out | remove | eject | expel | turn out | fling out | force out | drive out | evict | dislodge | oust | dismiss | discharge | chuck out | kick out | send packing | boot out | defenestrate | give someone the boot | throw someone out on their ear | show someone the door | sack | fire | give someone the push | give someone the bum's rush |

Definition: [verb] cover (a patch of ground) with turf.
Example: the plot of land has been turfed

Synonyms of "turf"

grass over | lay grass on |