HYPHENS
- HYPHEN, to connect words or syllables with a hyphen (a mark of punctuation) [v]
- The sign (-) used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in pick-me-up, rock-forming), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing or implied element (as in short- and long-term)