Hyphenation of glory-hole

How to hyphenate glory-hole

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

glory-hole

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 10
Words Count: 2
Characters without spaces Count: 10

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: glory

Definitions of glory-hole

glory-hole is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A hole in a mineshaft where an orebody is mined upwards until it breaks through the surface into the open air.
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(sexual) A hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an erect penis to be stuck through, made to facilitate anonymous sex with another person.
Example: Glory holes are often found in public toilets and are likely to be used for gay male activities.
noun
A military trench.
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An excavation into the sea floor designed to protect the wellhead equipment installed at the surface of a petroleum well from icebergs or pack ice.
noun
A hole in the side of a furnace used to heat glass held on a metal rod.
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A deep built-in cupboard under the eaves or stairs of a house used for general storage, particularly of unrelated or unwanted items stored in some disorder.
noun
In the merchant and Royal Navy:
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A bell-mouth spillway: a spillway (a structure in the reservoir above a dam that allows overflowing water to be released in a controlled fashion) that is shaped like an upside-down bell, thereby giving the appearance of a hole in the surface of the water.
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An especially good place to fish, a particularly rich fishing spot.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.