Hyphenation of blow
How to hyphenate blow
Because it is a word with a single syllable, blow is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 4
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 4
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of blow
blow is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounA strong wind.
Example: We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
- nounA chance to catch one’s breath.
Example: The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
- nounCocaine.
- nounCannabis.
- noun(US Chicago Regional) Heroin.
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo produce an air current.
- verbTo propel by an air current.
Example: Blow the dust off that book and open it up.
- verbTo be propelled by an air current.
Example: The leaves blow through the streets in the fall.
- verbTo create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
- verbTo force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
Example: to blow the fire
- verbTo clear of contents by forcing air through.
Example: to blow an egg
- verbTo cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
- verbTo make a sound as the result of being blown.
Example: In the harbor, the ships' horns blew.
- verb(of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
Example: There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")
- verbTo explode.
Example: Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!
- verb(with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
Example: The aerosol can was blown to bits.
- verbTo cause sudden destruction of.
Example: He blew the tires and the engine.
- verbTo suddenly fail destructively.
Example: He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line.
- verb(used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
- verbTo be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
Example: This blows!
- verbTo recklessly squander.
Example: I blew $35 thou on a car.
- verbTo fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
Example: Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?
- verbTo leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
Example: Let's blow this joint.
- verbTo make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
- verbTo spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
- verbTo inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
- verbTo breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- verbTo put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
Example: to blow a horse
- verbTo talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
- verbTo sing.
Example: That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!
- verbTo leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
Words nearby blow
- blouson
- blousons
- blousy
- blout
- bloviate
- bloviated
- bloviates
- bloviating
- (blow)
- blow-
- blow-bies
- blow-by
- blow-by-blow
- blow-dry
- blow-fly
- blow-hard
- blow-hole
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.