dope
Because it is a word with a single syllable, dope is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdope
- Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
- Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.
- Any illicit or narcotic drug that produces euphoria or satisfies an addiction; particularly heroin.
- Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports.
Example: "What's the latest dope on the stock market?"
- (fireams) Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target.
- A stupid person.
- Dessert topping.
- To affect with drugs.
- To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).
- To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).
- To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs in sporting competitions.
- To judge or guess; to predict the result of.
- Amazing.
Example: "That party was dope!"
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