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tissues

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

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

tissues

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

tissues is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, tissues is hyphenated as:

Definitions oftissues

1noun
  • Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
  • A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
  • A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
  • Absorbent paper as material.
  • A group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job.
  • Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.

    Example: "a tissue of forgeries, or of lies"

1verb
  • To form tissue of; to interweave.
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