wrought
Because it is a word with a single syllable, wrought is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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.
Definitions ofwrought
- To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
Example: "He’s working in a bar."
- To effect by gradual degrees.
Example: "he worked his way through the crowd"
- To embroider with thread.
- To set into action.
Example: "He worked the levers."
- To cause to ferment.
- To ferment.
- To exhaust, by working.
Example: "The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted."
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
Example: "He used pliers to work the wire into shape."
- To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
Example: "she works the night clubs"
- To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
Example: "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy."
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
Example: "She knows how to work the system."
- To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
Example: "I cannot work a miracle."
- To cause to work.
Example: "He is working his servants hard."
- To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
Example: "he pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?; he looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work; my plan didn’t work"
- To influence.
Example: "They worked on her to join the group."
- To effect by gradual degrees; as, to work into the earth.
- To move in an agitated manner.
Example: "A ship works in a heavy sea."
- To behave in a certain way when handled
Example: "this dough does not work easily; the soft metal works well"
- (with two objects) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- To hurt; to ache.
- To cause something harmful; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injury; to let out something harmful; .
Example: "She wreaked her anger on his car."
- To chasten, or chastise/chastize, or castigate, or punish, or smite.
Example: "The criminal has been wreaked by the Judge to spend a year in prison."
- To inflict or take vengeance on.
- To take vengeance for.
- Having been worked or prepared somehow.
Example: "Is that fence made out of wrought iron?"
Nearby Words
17 wordsTrending in English (US)
Terms getting hyphenated by users right now.