franks
Because it is a word with a single syllable, franks is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offranks
- Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
- The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
- To place a frank on an envelope.
- To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
- To send by public conveyance free of expense.
- A hot dog or sausage.
Synonyms: frankfurt, frankfurter
Example: "Buy a package of franks for the barbecue."
- The grey heron.
- A pigsty.
- To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
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