copes
Because it is a word with a single syllable, copes is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofcopes
- To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
Example: "I thought I would never be able to cope with life after the amputation, but I have learned how to be happy again."
- To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
- To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
- A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
- Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
- The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.
- A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone, and sloped to carry off water.
- (foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold.
- An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
- To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
- To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
- To bargain for; to buy.
- To exchange or barter.
- To make return for; to requite; to repay.
- To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
- To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
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