Hyphenation of upturned

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

up-turned

Definitions of upturned:

1.	Having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom An overturned car The upset pitcher of milk Sat on an upturned bucket
2.	(used of noses) turned up at the end A retrousse nose A small upturned nose

Synonyms of upturned:

adj	overturned, upset, turned
adj	retrousse, tip-tilted, shapely

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.