Hyphenation of paint

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

paint

Definitions of paint:

1.	A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid) Dries to form a hard coating Artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
2.	(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court Usually painted a different color from the rest of the court He hit a jump shot from the top of the key He dominates play in the paint
3.	Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
4.	Make a painting He painted all day in the garden He painted a painting of the garden
5.	Apply paint to Coat with paint We painted the rooms yellow
6.	Make a painting of He painted his mistress many times
7.	Apply a liquid to E.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

Synonyms of paint:

noun	coating, coat, coloring material, colouring material, color, colour
noun	key, space
noun	rouge, blusher, makeup, make-up, war paint
verb	create
verb	coat, surface
verb	represent, interpret
verb	cover

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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.