Hyphenation of pictures

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

pic-tures

Definitions of pictures:

1.	A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface They showed us the pictures of their wedding A movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
2.	Graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface A small painting by Picasso He bought the painting as an investment His pictures hang in the Louvre
3.	A clear and telling mental image He described his mental picture of his assailant He had no clear picture of himself or his world The events left a permanent impression in his mind
4.	A situation treated as an observable object The political picture is favorable The religious scene in England has changed in the last century
5.	Illustrations used to decorate or explain a text The dictionary had many pictures
6.	A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement They went to a movie every Saturday night The film was shot on location
7.	The visible part of a television transmission They could still receive the sound but the picture was gone
8.	A graphic or vivid verbal description Too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures The author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland The pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
9.	A typical example of some state or quality The very picture of a modern general She was the picture of despair
10.	A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide Recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
11.	Imagine Conceive of See in one's mind I can't see him on horseback! I can see what will happen I can see a risk in this strategy
12.	Show in, or as in, a picture This scene depicts country life The face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting

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.