noun “underscore”
Singular underscore, Plural underscores
- a line drawn or printed under text, represented by the character _
Mellen Iech un, fir d'Iwwersetzungen vun den Beispillsätz an d'monolingual Definitioune vun all Wuert ze gesinn.
In her email, she used underscores to separate the words in her username, like jane_doe@example.com.
- background music in a film, TV show, or other presentation
The gentle piano underscore made the romantic scene even more touching.
verb “underscore”
Infinitiv underscore; hien underscores; Verg. underscored; Part. Verg. underscored; Ger. underscoring
- to draw a line under text to highlight it
In her notes, she underscored the key points to remember for the exam.
- to emphasize
The report underscores the need for immediate action on climate change.