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Hyphenation for “wet”

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

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 "wet"

wet >> wɛt

Definition: [adjective] covered or saturated with water or another liquid.
Example: she followed, slipping on the wet rock

Synonyms of "wet"

damp | dampened | moist | moistened | soaked | drenched | saturated | wet through | sopping/dripping/wringing wet | sopping | dripping | soggy | waterlogged | squelchy | marshy | boggy | swampy | miry | claggy |

Definition: [adjective] showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble.
Example: they thought the cadets were a bit wet

Synonyms of "wet"

feeble | silly | weak | foolish | inept | ineffective | ineffectual | effete | soft | namby-pamby | timid | timorous | spiritless | cowardly | spineless | sissy | sissified | pathetic | drippy | wimpish | wimpy | weedy | chicken | yellow-bellied | daft |

Definition: [adjective] (of a country or region or of its legislation) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink.

Synonyms of "wet"

Definition: [verb] cover or touch with liquid; moisten.
Example: he wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

Synonyms of "wet"

dampen | damp | moisten | humidify | sprinkle | spray | splash | soak | saturate | waterlog | flood | deluge | douse | souse | drench | hose down | water | irrigate | ret | drouk | sop |

Definition: [noun] liquid that makes something damp.
Example: I could feel the wet of his tears

Synonyms of "wet"

wetness | damp | dampness | moisture | moistness | clamminess | sogginess | wateriness | water | liquid |

Definition: [noun] a person lacking forcefulness or strength of character.
Example: there are sorts who look like gangsters and sorts who look like wets

Synonyms of "wet"

weakling | namby-pamby | baby | coward | mouse | wimp | weed | drip | snowflake | mummy's boy | milksop | mollycoddle | sissy | softie | jellyfish | chicken | yellow-belly | fraidy-cat | scaredy-cat | big girl's blouse | jessie | candy-ass | cupcake | pantywaist | milquetoast | pussy | sook | poltroon |

Definition: [noun] a person opposed to the prohibition of alcohol.

Synonyms of "wet"