Hyphenation of jail

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

jail

Definitions of jail:

1.	A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
2.	Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail The suspects were imprisoned without trial The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life

Synonyms of jail:

noun	jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, correctional institution
verb	imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jug, gaol, put away, remand, confine, detain

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.