Hyphenation of briefs

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

briefs

Definitions of briefs:

1.	Short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts)
2.	Give essential information to someone The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
3.	Of short duration or distance A brief stay in the country
4.	Concise and succinct Covered the matter in a brief statement
5.	(of clothing) very short An abbreviated swimsuit A brief bikini

Synonyms of briefs:

noun	Jockey shorts, underpants
noun	brief, legal brief, legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
noun	brief, outline, synopsis, abstract, precis

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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.