friend
Because it is a word with a single syllable, friend is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offriend
- A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
Example: "John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."
- An associate who provides assistance.
Example: "The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend."
- A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
Example: "a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."
- A person who backs or supports something.
Example: "I’m not a friend of cheap wine."
- An object or idea that can be used for good.
Example: "Wiktionary is your friend."
- (used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
Example: "You’d better watch it, friend."
- A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
- A spring-loaded camming device.
- A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
- A relative, a relation by blood or marriage.
Example: "Friends agree best at a distance."
- To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
- To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.
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