Hyphenation of inlay

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

in-lay

Definitions of inlay:

1.	(dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place
2.	A decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
3.	Decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

Synonyms of inlay:

noun	filling
noun	decoration, ornament, ornamentation
verb	decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

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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.