0 the symbol -, used to join two words together, or to show that a word has been divided into two parts at the end of one line and the beginning of the next:
There are hyphens in "well-to-do".
1 the mark (-) used in writing to join two words together, or between the syllables of a word when it is divided at the end of a line of text
They are the people best placed to restore the original, unobtrusive hyphen to its useful function.
Transcriptions of signs in the same glyph group are connected by hyphens.
A single rule corresponds to a transducer which interchanges characters and hyphens or, alternatively, changes digits.
Lexical analysis of the text in order to deal with digits, hyphens, punctuation marks and the case of letters.
Adjectives formed from two or more words only need a hyphen where the sense demands it, so deputy general secretary is acceptable.
The hyphen indicates the separation between the two lexical items that form the compound.
Is the end of the hyphen in sight?
A dot indicates identity with base on top line, and a hyphen, gaps.