mop
Because it is a word with a single syllable, mop is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofmop
- An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
- A wash with a mop; the act of mopping
Example: "He gave the floor a quick mop to soak up the spilt juice."
- A dense head of hair.
Example: "He ran a comb through his mop and hurried out the door."
- A fair where servants are hired.
- The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
- A made-up face; a grimace.
- To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
Example: "to mop (or scrub) a floor"
- To make a wry expression with the mouth.
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