tent
Because it is a word with a single syllable, tent is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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- A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
Example: "We were camping in a three-man tent."
- The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
- A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
- A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
- To go camping.
Example: "We’ll be tented at the campground this weekend."
- To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
- To form into a tent-like shape.
Example: "The sheet tented over his midsection."
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