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Hyphenation for “worms”

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

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 "worms"

worms >> wəːm

Definition: [noun] any of a number of creeping or burrowing invertebrate animals with long, slender soft bodies and no limbs.

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Definition: [noun] a weak or despicable person (often used as a general term of abuse).
Example: it was unbearable that such a worm could be so successful

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Definition: [noun] a helical device or component.

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Definition: [noun] a self-replicating program able to propagate itself across a network, typically having a detrimental effect.

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Definition: [verb] move with difficulty by crawling or wriggling.
Example: I wormed my way along the roadside ditch

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Definition: [verb] insinuate one's way into.
Example: you wormed your way into their lives

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Definition: [verb] treat (an animal) with a preparation designed to expel parasitic worms.
Example: I wormed her over a course of three weeks

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Definition: [verb] make (a rope) smooth by winding thread between the strands.

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