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.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 4
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 4
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of kill
kill is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe act of killing.
Example: The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.
- nounSpecifically, the death blow.
Example: The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.
- nounThe result of killing; that which has been killed.
Example: The fox dragged its kill back to its den.
- nounThe grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.
Example: Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.
- verbTo render inoperative.
Example: He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.
- verbTo stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
Example: My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.
- verbTo amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
Example: That joke always kills me.
- verbTo cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
Example: These tight shoes are killing my feet.
- verbTo 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.
- verbTo 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."
- verbTo exert an overwhelming effect on.
Example: Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.
- verbTo overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
Example: The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.
- verbTo force a company out of business.
- verbTo 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.
- verbTo punish severely.
Example: My parents are going to kill me!
- verbTo strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
- verbTo cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
- verbTo succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
- verbTo cause to assume the value zero.
- verb(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
- verbTo deadmelt.
Words nearby kill
- kileys
- kilhamite
- kilhig
- kiliare
- kilij
- kilim
- kilims
- kilkenny
- (kill)
- 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.