Hyphenation of pivot

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

piv-ot

Definitions of pivot:

1.	The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
2.	Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
3.	The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot The golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
4.	Turn on a pivot

Synonyms of pivot:

noun	pivot man, marcher, parader
noun	pin, axis, axis of rotation
noun	rotation, rotary motion
verb	swivel, turn

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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.