Hyphenation of locknut

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

lock-nut

Definitions of locknut:

1.	Supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening

Synonyms of locknut:

noun	safety nut, nut

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.