Hyphenation of lockjaws

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

lock-jaws

Definitions of lockjaws:

1.	An acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds Spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages

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.