Hyphenation of elbow

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

el-bow

Definitions of elbow:

1.	Hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
2.	A sharp bend in a road or river
3.	A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
4.	The part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint His coat had patches over the elbows
5.	The joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
6.	Push one's way with the elbows
7.	Shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

Synonyms of elbow:

noun	elbow joint, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti, hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint
noun	bend, curve
noun	pipe, pipage, piping
noun	cloth covering
noun	joint, articulation, articulatio
verb	jostle, shove
verb	nudge, poke at, prod

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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.