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wicket

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

2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
2syllables

wicket

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

wicket 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, wicket is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofwicket

1noun
  • A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.
  • A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating.
  • A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller; a ticket barrier at a rail station, box office at a cinema, etc.
  • One of the two wooden structures at each end of the pitch, consisting of three vertical stumps and two bails; the target for the bowler, defended by the batsman.
  • A dismissal; the act of a batsman getting out.
  • The period during which two batsmen bat together.
  • The pitch.
  • The area around the stumps where the batsmen stand.
  • Any of the small arches through which the balls are driven.
  • A temporary metal attachment that one attaches one's lift-ticket to.
  • A shelter made from tree boughs, used by lumbermen.
  • The space between the pillars, in post-and-stall working.
  • An angle bracket when used in HTML.
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