hyphen /hīˈfən/

A short stroke (-) joining two syllables or words

To hyphenate

hyˈphenate transitive verb

To join or separate by a hyphen

1. Hyphened
2. Hyphenated

A hyphenated American

hyˈphenated adjective

1. Hyphened
2. Of mixed nationality, expressed by a hyphened word, such as Irish-American (US)
3. Of divided or alien national sympathies

hyphenaˈtion noun

hyˈphened adjective

Containing a hyphen

hyphenic /-fenˈik/ adjective

hyˈphenism noun

State of being a hyphenate

hyphenīzāˈtion or hyphenīsāˈtion noun

Hyphenation

• a pretty kettle of fish
• a pretty penny
• apricate
• apricated
• apricates
• apricating
• aprication
• aprications
• apricock
• apricocks
• apricot
• apricots
• April
• April-fish
• April fool
• atonements
• atoner
• atoners
• atones
• at one's command
• at one's convenience
• at one's disposal
• at one's earliest convenience
• at one's elbow
• at one's finger-ends