Hyphenation of balk

Are you trying to hyphenate balk? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

balk

Definitions of balk:

1.	The area on a billiard table behind the balkline A player with ball in hand must play from the balk
2.	Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
3.	One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
4.	An illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
5.	Refuse to comply

Synonyms of balk:

noun	baulk, area, expanse, surface area
noun	hindrance, deterrent, impediment, baulk, check, handicap, difficulty
noun	rafter, baulk, beam
noun	pitch, delivery
verb	resist, baulk, jib, disobey

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.