(~s)
A ~ is the punctuation sign used to join words together to make a compound, as in ‘left-handed’. People also use a ~ to show that the rest of a word is on the next line.
N-COUNT
(~s)
A ~ is the punctuation sign used to join words together to make a compound, as in ‘left-handed’. People also use a ~ to show that the rest of a word is on the next line.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012