Hyphenation of dam

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

dam

Definitions of dam:

1.	A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
2.	A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
3.	Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
4.	Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam Dam the gorges of the Yangtse River

Synonyms of dam:

noun	dike, dyke, levee, barrier
noun	decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dkm, metric linear unit
noun	female
verb	dam up, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up

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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.