Word Type

Noun

Verb

Conjunction

The word "hyphen" can be used as noun, verb and conjunction.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

hyphen-minus hyphenate hyphenated hyphenation hyphenator hyphenic hyphenism hyphenitis hyphenize hyphenless mishyphen soft hyphen suspended hyphen unhyphenate work the hyphens

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

punctuation punctuation mark spell write

Type Of (IsA)

punctuation

Related Terms

Canada) apostrophe brace bracket colon comma curly brackets dash ellipsis exclamation mark fraction slash full stop guillemet interpunct interrobang minus minus sign parentheses (US period question mark quotation marks semicolon slash space square bracket stroke ־

Related Terms

hyphenate minus punctuate separate

Synonym Network

hyphenate slash

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