Hyphenation of describes

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

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Definitions of describes:

1.	Give a description of He drew an elaborate plan of attack
2.	To give an account or representation of in words Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental
3.	Make a mark or lines on a surface Draw a line Trace the outline of a figure in the sand
4.	Identify as in botany or biology, for example

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.