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Highlight

noun
/ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/
Word Frequency: 5.5

Definitions

1.nounAn area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
2.nounAn especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
"Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain."
3.nounA strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
4.verbTo make prominent; emphasize.
5.verbTo be a highlight of.
6.verbTo mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
7.verbTo dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
8.verbTo seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.

Synonyms

foregroundspotlightplay uphigh spotunderliningunderscoreunderlinedepictoutlinecitequotenote

Antonyms

lowlight

Rhymes With

insightlightcontriteincitedelighteruditebrighttwilight
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