Hyphenation of ballast

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ballast ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

bal-last

Definitions of ballast :

1.	Any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
2.	Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
3.	An attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals Something that steadies the mind or feelings
4.	A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
5.	An electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps
6.	Make steady with a ballast

Synonyms of ballast :

noun	substance, matter
noun	gravel, crushed rock
noun	attribute
noun	ballast resistor, barretter, resistor, resistance
noun	light ballast, electrical device
verb	brace, steady, stabilize, stabilise

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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.