- underscore
- verb (esp. AmE) ⇨ See ↑underlineUnderscore is used with these nouns as the object: ↑complexity, ↑extent, ↑fact, ↑importance, ↑need, ↑point, ↑problem, ↑relevance, ↑value
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Underscore — Тип JavaScript библиотека Разработчик Джереми Ашкенас Написана на JavaScript Операционная система Кроссплатформенное ПО Последняя версия 1.4.2 (1 октября 2012 … Википедия
Underscore — Un der*score , v. t. To draw a mark or line under; to underline. J. Tucker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Underscore — [engl.], Unterstrich … Universal-Lexikon
underscore — (v.) 1771, to draw a line under, from UNDER (Cf. under) + SCORE (Cf. score) (v.). The fig. sense of to emphasize is attested from 1891. Noun meaning a line drawn below (something) is recorded from 1901 … Etymology dictionary
underscore — [v] underline, emphasize accent, accentuate, call attention to, caption, draw attention to, feature, give emphasis, highlight, indicate, italicize, mark, point to, stress; concepts 49,79 … New thesaurus
underscore — [un΄dər skôr′; ] for n. [ un′dər skôr΄] vt. underscored, underscoring UNDERLINE n. a line drawn under a word, passage, etc., as for emphasis … English World dictionary
Underscore — The underscore [ ] (also called understrike, underbar, low line, or low dash) is a character that originally appeared on the typewriter. Prior to the advent of word processing, the underscore character was the only method of underlining words. To … Wikipedia
underscore — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)skɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] underscores, underscoring, underscored 1) VERB If something such as an action or an event underscores another, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance. [mainly AM] [V n] The Labor Department… … English dictionary
underscore */ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈskɔː(r)] / US [ˌʌndərˈskɔr] verb [transitive] Word forms underscore : present tense I/you/we/they underscore he/she/it underscores present participle underscoring past tense underscored past participle underscored 1) to draw a line… … English dictionary
underscore — I. transitive verb Date: 1771 1. to draw a line under ; underline 2. to make evident ; emphasize, stress < arrived early to underscore the importance of the occasion > 3. to provide (action on film) with accompanying music II … New Collegiate Dictionary
Underscore — Tiret bas Ponctuation Accolades ( { } ) · Parenthèses ( ( ) ) Chevrons ( < > ) · Crochets ( [ ] ) Guillemets ( « » ou “ ” ) … … Wikipédia en Français
