Hyphenation of slates

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

slates

Definitions of slates:

1.	(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
2.	Thin layers of rock used for roofing
3.	A fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
4.	A list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
5.	Designate or schedule He slated his talk for 9 AM She was slated to be his successor
6.	Enter on a list or slate for an election He was slated for borough president
7.	Cover with slate Slate the roof

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.