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tapes

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

1 syllable
5 characters
English (US)
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tapes

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

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

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Definitions oftapes

1noun
  • Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.

    Example: "Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper."

  • Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.

    Example: "After the party there was tape all over the place."

  • Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.

    Example: "Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record."

  • Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.

    Example: "Did you get that on tape?"

  • (by extension) Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.
  • An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.

    Example: "Old couples will sometimes play tapes at each other during a fight."

  • (from ticker tape) The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.

    Example: "Don’t fight the tape."

  • The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick

    Example: "His pass was right on the tape."

  • A strong flexible band rotating on pulleys for directing the sheets in a printing machine.
1verb
  • To bind with adhesive tape.

    Example: "Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it."

  • To record, particularly onto magnetic tape.

    Example: "You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping."

  • (passive) To understand, figure out.

    Example: "I've finally got this thing taped."

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