underscore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌndərˈskɔːr/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌndɚˌskɔr/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. un′dər skôr′, -skōr′, un′dər skôr′, -skōr′; n. un′dər skôr′, -skōr′)


Inflections of 'underscore' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
underscores
v 3rd person singular
underscoring
v pres p
underscored
v past
underscored
v past p

Collocations for "underscore"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "underscore" in context.

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underscore

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. type an underscore
  2. where is the underscore?
  3. is separated by an underscore
  4. with an underscore between
  5. [John] underscore [Smith]
  6. it's missing an underscore (here)
  7. there should be an underscore here
  8. separated [them] with an underscore
  9. an underscore between the two [names, words]
  10. is that an underscore or a [dash, hyphen]?
v
  1. underscore a [word, line, phrase, sentence]
  2. underscore the [issue, importance, idea] (of)
  3. underscore a [video, movie, TV show]
  4. music to underscore a [scene, film]

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