the verb 'be' when used to join a subject to its compliment, as in 'The baby is a boy', 'It is Thursday today'

intersection, juncture

something (usually important) that happens or has happened

occurrence, happening

the mark ( - ) used to join two words together, as in Anglo-French, between syllables, as in co-op, or to divide a word at the end of a written or printed line, as in hy-phen

intersection, juncture