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slag

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "slag" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
1syllable

slag

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

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

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Definitions ofslag

1noun
  • Waste material from a coal mine
  • Scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
  • Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders

    Synonyms: dross, recrement, scoria

  • Hard aggregate remaining as a residue from blast furnaces, sometimes used as a surfacing material
  • Scoria associated with a volcano
  • A coward
  • (chiefly Cockney) a contemptible person, a scumbag
  • A prostitute
  • A woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex; a slut
1verb
  • To produce slag
  • To become slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point
  • To reduce to slag
  • (sometimes with "off") to talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone)
  • To spit
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