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ship-shape

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "ship-shape" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
10 characters
English (US)
1syllable

ship-shape

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

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

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Definitions ofship-shape

1adjective
  • (originally nautical) Meticulously neat and tidy.

    Synonyms: "shipshape and Bristol fashion", tight

1adverb
  • (originally nautical) Neatly and tidily to a meticulous extent.

    Synonyms: handsomely

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