Hyphenation of combust

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

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Definitions of combust:

1.	Cause to burn or combust The sun burned off the fog We combust coal and other fossil fuels
2.	Start to burn or burst into flames Marsh gases ignited suddenly The oily rags combusted spontaneously
3.	Get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic
4.	Cause to become violent or angry Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
5.	Undergo combustion Maple wood burns well

Synonyms of combust:

verb	burn
verb	erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate, change state, turn
verb	flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic, rage
verb	anger
verb	burn, change state, turn

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.