Hyphenation of metonym

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

metonym

Definitions of metonym:

1.	A word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing Washington is a metonym for the United States government Plastic is a metonym for credit card

Synonyms of metonym:

noun	word

Last hyphenations of this language

subgenus conscientious Kildare prospers cheshvan Huesca dreiling archpresbyterate negotiable conscience-stricken three-corner whincheck mismates agamist mannishnesses laccainic neckers piratical lookout

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.