UNDERLINE

underscore, underline

(noun) a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

underline, underscore

(verb) draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise

(verb) give extra weight to (a communication); “Her gesture emphasized her words”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

underline (plural underlines)

A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.

The character _.

(dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.

Verb

underline (third-person singular simple present underlines, present participle underlining, simple past and past participle underlined)

To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore

(figuratively) To emphasise or stress something

(figurative, obsolete) To influence secretly.

Adjective

underline (not comparable)

Passing under a railway line.

Anagrams

• unlinered

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*line", v. t.

1. To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.

2. To influence secretly. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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