anal
Because it is a word with a single syllable, anal is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofanal
- Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
- Anal sex.
Example: "I'll do anything except anal."
- Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
Example: "an anal examination"
- Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
- Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
Example: "Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that."
- (of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
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