Hyphenation of grates

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

grates

Definitions of grates:

1.	A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
2.	A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
3.	A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
4.	Furnish with a grate A grated fireplace
5.	Gnaw into Make resentful or angry The injustice rankled her His resentment festered
6.	Reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface Grate carrots and onions Grate nutmeg
7.	Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together Grate one's teeth in anger
8.	Scratch repeatedly The cat scraped at the armchair

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.