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chums

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "chums" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
5 characters
English (US)
1syllable

chums

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, chums is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofchums

1noun
  • A friend; a pal.

    Example: "I ran into an old chum from school the other day."

  • A roommate, especially in a college or university.
1verb
  • To share rooms with someone; to live together.
  • To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.
  • To make friends; to socialize.
  • To accompany.

    Example: "I'll chum you down to the shops."

1verb
  • To cast chum into the water to attract fish.
1noun
  • A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.
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