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
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.
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.
underline (not comparable)
Passing under a railway line.
• 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
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
