the mark (‘'’) used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
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Hyphenate
divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"
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the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.a punctuation mark (‘,’) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.an exclamatory rhetorical device; "exclamation such as ‘O tempore! O mores’"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.a quad with a square body; "since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.a quad with a square body; "since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.half the width of an em
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.a dash that is one-half the length of an em dash.; "The en dash is commonly used to indicate a closed range of values — a range with c…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.an exclamatory rhetorical device; "exclamation such as ‘O tempore! O mores’"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.a punctuation mark (‘!’) used after an exclamation
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.a punctuation mark (‘!’) used after an exclamation
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Punctuation.a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they…
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The termination of many English words, denoting the agent; -- applied either to men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix rid…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.To connect by alliance; to ally.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: divide, connect, hyphen, words, names.A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and…
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