graze
Because it is a word with a single syllable, graze is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofgraze
- The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
- A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
- The act of animals feeding from pasture.
- To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
Example: "1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition)."
- To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
Example: "Cattle graze in the meadows."
- To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
- To eat periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes.
- To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.
- To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
Example: "the bullet grazed the wall"
- To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
Example: "to graze one's knee"
- To yield grass for grazing.
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