Hyphenation of stains

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

stains

Definitions of stains:

1.	A soiled or discolored appearance The wine left a dark stain
2.	(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
3.	The state of being covered with unclean things
4.	A symbol of disgrace or infamy And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis
5.	An act that brings discredit to the person who does it He made a huge blot on his copybook
6.	Color with a liquid dye or tint Stain this table a beautiful walnut color People knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages
7.	Produce or leave stains Red wine stains the table cloth
8.	Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air Also used metaphorically The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
9.	Color for microscopic study The laboratory worker dyed the specimen

Last hyphenations of this language

lettern westernized supertartrate well-gravelled vernicle effate upthrusts twice-spent perissodactyle untighten urtica unstaying ethnomusicologically stunsails unspasmodical sharp-breasted unmental undittoed scagliolist

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.