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underscore

/ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌskɔː(ɹ)/

Meanings
noun
An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to add an underscore to the end of their names on the attendance sheet. "
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underline noun

/ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/ /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/

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 teacher asked the students to underline the main points in their notes. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration background

background noun

/ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

"The lawyer had a background in computer science."

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importance noun

/ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtəns/

The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.

"Attending all your classes is of great importance to your success in school. "

Illustration attendance

attendance noun

/əˈtɛn.dəns/

The state of attending; presence or waiting upon.

"Attendance at the meeting is required."

Illustration printed

printed verb

/pɹɪntɪd/

To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.

"Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines."

Illustration attention

attention noun

/əˈtɛn.ʃən/

Mental focus.

"Please direct your attention to the following words."

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underlined verb

/ˌʌndərˈlaɪnd/ /ˌʌndərlaɪnd/

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

"underline the important words in the text"

Illustration character

character noun

/ˈkæɹəktə/ /ˈkæɹəktɚ/

A being involved in the action of a story.

"The main character in the school play was a brave student. "

Illustration formatting

formatting verb

/ˈfɔɹmætiŋ/

To create or edit the layout of a document.

"I am formatting the essay to make it easier to read by adding headings and spacing. "

Illustration emotional

emotional adjective

/ɪˈməʊʃnəl/ /iˈmoʊʃənəl/

Of or relating to the emotions.

"emotional crisis"

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emphasize verb

/ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/

To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

"His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job."