Hyphenation of weathercock
How to hyphenate weathercock
Because it is a word with a single syllable, weathercock is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 11
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 11
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of weathercock
weathercock is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounA weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
- nounOne who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
- noun(Chiefly US and Canada) A wind pump style where the top of it behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but also with a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
Definition 1 as verb
- verb(of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
- verb(of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.
- verbTo act as a weathercock for.
Words nearby weathercock
- weather-wise
- weatherability
- weatherbeaten
- weatherboard
- weatherboarding
- weatherbound
- weatherbreak
- weathercast
- (weathercock)
- weathercock's
- weathercockish
- weathercockism
- weathercocks
- weathercocky
- weathered
- weatherer
- weatherfish
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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.