mend
Because it is a word with a single syllable, mend is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofmend
- A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
- The act of repairing.
Example: "My trousers have a big rip in them and need a mend."
- To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
Example: "My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending."
- To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
Example: "Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist."
- To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
- To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
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