Hyphen vs Tool - What's the difference?
hyphen | tool |
Symbol "", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
(figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
(Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-").
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(senseid)A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
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, title= Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
(slang) Penis.
(by extension, slang, pejorative) An obnoxious or uptight person.
To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather .
To equip with tools.
To work very hard.
(slang) To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.
(volleyball) To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
(transitive, UK, slang, dated) To drive (a coach, etc.)
1000 English basic words
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As nouns the difference between hyphen and tool
is that hyphen is symbol "", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line while tool is (senseid)a mechanical device intended to make a task easier.As verbs the difference between hyphen and tool
is that hyphen is (dated) to separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate while tool is to work on or shape with tools, eg, hand-tooled leather .As a proper noun hyphen
is (colloquial) (used to refer to a person with a hyphenated name).As a conjunction hyphen
is (used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-").hyphen
English
(wikipedia hyphen)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
Because the original symbol "-" (technically the hyphen-minus) covered usages aside from hyphenation there have been additional subsequent symbols created for hyphenation needs. They include the " (non-breaking hyphen) and the non-visible soft hyphen.Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)Synonyms
* (used as coordinator) slash, cumSee also
* minus, minus sign * (Hebrew maqaf) * (wikipedia "hyphen") (punctuation) English coordinating conjunctions ----tool
English
(wikipedia tool)Noun
(en noun)Pixels or Perish, passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}
Catherine Clabby
Focus on Everything, passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.
Synonyms
* See also * See alsoDerived terms
* toolbar * toolbox * toolchain * tool chest * tooling * toolkit * toolless * toollike * toolmaker * toolsetVerb
(en verb)- Dude, he's not your friend. He's just tooling you.