four
Because it is a word with a single syllable, four is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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- The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
- Anything measuring four units, as length.
Example: "Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller."
- A person who is four years old.
Example: "I'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground."
- An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
- A power forward.
- Four-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain.
- A four-pennyworth of spirits.
- A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)
Example: "There are four seasons: winter, spring, summer and autumn."
- Describing a set or group with four elements.
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