Hyphenation of chief

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

chief

Definitions of chief:

1.	A person who is in charge The head of the whole operation
2.	A person who exercises control over workers If you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
3.	The head of a tribe or clan
4.	Most important element The chief aim of living The main doors were of solid glass The principal rivers of America The principal example Policemen were primary targets The master bedroom A master switch

Synonyms of chief:

adj	main, primary, principal, important, of import
noun	head, top dog, leader
noun	foreman, gaffer, honcho, boss, supervisor

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.