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dead-ends

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "dead-ends" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable

9 characters

English (US)

1syllable

dead-ends

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

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Definitions ofdead-ends

1noun

A road with no exit.
Example: "We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end."
(by extension) A position that offers no hope of progress.
Example: "Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end."

1verb

To come to a dead-end.
Example: "Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!"

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

dead-color dead-colored dead-dip dead-doing dead-drifting dead-drunk dead-drunkenness dead-end

dead-ends(current)

After

dead-eye dead-eyes dead-face dead-front dead-frozen dead-grown dead-hand dead-hearted

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