Hyphenation of guards

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

guards

Definitions of guards:

1.	A person who keeps watch over something or someone
2.	The person who plays that position on a football team The left guard was injured on the play
3.	A device designed to prevent injury or accidents
4.	A posture of defence in boxing or fencing Keep your guard up
5.	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
6.	A military unit serving to protect some place or person
7.	A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. He put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution An insurance policy is a good safeguard We let our guard down
8.	The duty of serving as a sentry He was on guard that night
9.	(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage Guards must be good blockers
10.	A position on a basketball team
11.	To keep watch over There would be men guarding the horses
12.	Watch over or shield from danger or harm Protect Guard my possessions while I'm away
13.	Protect against a challenge or attack Hold that position behind the trees! Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks
14.	Take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence Guard against becoming too friendly with the staff Guard against infection

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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.