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hocuses

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "hocuses" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
3syllables

hocuses

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

hocuses is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, hocuses is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofhocuses

1noun
  • A magician, illusionist, one who practises sleight of hand.
  • One who cheats or deceives.
  • Trick; trickery.
  • Drugged liquor.
1verb
  • To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.
  • To stupefy (someone) with drugged liquor (especially in order to steal from them).
  • To drug (liquor).
  • To adulterate (food).
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