Hyphenation of confines

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

con-fines

Definitions of confines:

1.	A bounded scope He stayed within the confines of the city
2.	Place limits on (extent or access) Restrict the use of this parking lot Limit the time you can spend with your friends
3.	Restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
4.	Prevent from leaving or from being removed
5.	Close in Darkness enclosed him,deprive of freedom Take into confinement
6.	To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement This holds the local until the express passengers change trains About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center The terrorists held the journalists for ransom

Synonyms of confines:

noun	scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit

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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.