Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hyphen

1 sense of hyphen

Sense 1
hyphen, dash -- (a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text)
       => punctuation, punctuation mark -- (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hyphen

1 sense of hyphen

Sense 1
hyphenate, hyphen -- (divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names")
       => spell, write -- (write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter")