Hyphenation of dogtooth

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

dog-tooth

Definitions of dogtooth:

1.	Perennial woodland spring-flowering plant Widely cultivated
2.	One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
3.	A carved pyramidal ornament Used in 13th century England

Synonyms of dogtooth:

noun	dogtooth violet, dog's-tooth violet, liliaceous plant
noun	canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, cuspid, tooth
noun	architectural ornament

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.