Hyphenation of headgear

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

head-gear

Definitions of headgear:

1.	Clothing for the head
2.	The hoist at the pithead of a mine
3.	Stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head

Synonyms of headgear:

noun	headdress, clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear
noun	hoist
noun	stable gear, saddlery, tack

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.