stickatnothing
The word 'stick-at-nothing' is syllabified as stick-at-no-thing, with primary stress on 'stick'. It's a phrasal verb composed of the root 'stick', the preposition 'at', and the compound 'nothing'. Syllable division follows standard US English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
To stop at nothing; to be utterly ruthless or determined to achieve a goal, regardless of moral considerations.
“He's a politician who will stick at nothing to get elected.”
“The company stuck at nothing to increase its profits.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable, 'stick'.
Syllables
stick — Closed syllable, stressed.. at — Open syllable, unstressed.. no — Open syllable, unstressed.. thing — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables typically end in a vowel sound.
Vowel-Consonant Cluster (VCC)
Consonant clusters following vowels often form separate syllables.
Stress Placement
Primary stress generally falls on the first syllable of compound words and phrasal verbs.
- The hyphenated structure requires careful consideration, but doesn't alter the core syllabification rules applied to each component.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation might exist but do not affect the syllable division.
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