Hyphenation of kill

How to hyphenate kill

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

kill

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 4
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 4
Hyphens Count: 0

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

Definitions of kill

kill is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The act of killing.
Example: The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.
noun
Specifically, the death blow.
Example: The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.
noun
The result of killing; that which has been killed.
Example: The fox dragged its kill back to its den.
noun
The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
Example: Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.
verb
To render inoperative.
Example: He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.
verb
To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
Example: My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.
verb
To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
Example: That joke always kills me.
verb
To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
Example: These tight shoes are killing my feet.
verb
To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
Example: It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.
verb
To use up or to waste.
Example: He told the bartender, pointing at the bottle of scotch he planned to consume, "Leave it, I'm going to kill the bottle."
verb
To exert an overwhelming effect on.
Example: Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.
verb
To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
Example: The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.
verb
To force a company out of business.
verb
To produce intense pain.
Example: You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.
verb
To punish severely.
Example: My parents are going to kill me!
verb
To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
verb
To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
verb
To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
verb
To cause to assume the value zero.
verb
(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
verb
To deadmelt.

Words nearby kill

kileys
kilhamite
kilhig
kiliare
kilij
kilim
kilims
kilkenny
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kill-
kill-courtesy
kill-cow
kill-crazy
kill-devil
kill-joy
kill-kid
kill-time

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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.