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Hyphenation of spindle

How to hyphenate spindle

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

spindle
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
7
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
7
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: spindle

Definitions of spindle

spindle is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
  • noun
    A rod which turns, or on which something turns.

    Example: the spindle of a vane

  • noun
    A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
  • noun
    Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
  • noun
    An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
  • noun
    The fusee of a watch.
  • noun
    A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.
  • noun
    A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.
  • noun
    A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
  • noun
    Any marine univalve shell of the genus Tibia; a spindle stromb.
  • noun
    Any marine gastropod with a spindle-shaped shell formerly in one of the three invalid genera called Fusus.
  • noun
    A cytoskeletal structure formed during mitosis
  • noun
    (coastal New Jersey) a dragonfly, calque of Swedish slända (dragonfly/spindle), introduced by New Sweden settlers.

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To make into a long tapered shape.
  • verb
    To take on a long tapered shape.
  • verb
    To impale on a device for holding paper documents.

    Example: Do not fold, spindle or mutilate this document.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.