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• highlight — Ⅰ. highlight UK US /ˈhaɪlaɪt/ verb [T] ► to attract attention to something important or to emphasize it: highlight concerns/problems/risks »The study highlighted rural problems such as falling farm incomes and development pressures. highlight the …   Financial and business terms

• highlight — n. The part of an image that has the most intense light. [PJC] 2. The most memorable or enjoyable part; of events or activities; as, the highlight of our trip was the tour of the Vatican. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Highlight — may refer to: *Highlighting *Specular highlight * Highlight (photography): The brightest areas in a picture [ [http://www.prime junta.net/pont/How to/hi Blown highlights/a Blown highlights.html Blown Highlights: How Much Is Acceptable? ] ] ee… …   Wikipedia

• highlight — v. t. 1. To emphasize or call attention to, by moving into the foreground or otherwise making more prominent. Syn: foreground, spotlight, play up. [WordNet 1.5] 2. To make (part of a text or image) more prominent, especially by making it of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• highlight — [hī′līt΄] n. 1. a) a part on which light is brightest [the highlights on the cheeks] b) a part of a painting, photograph, etc. on which light is represented as brightest c) the representation or effect of such light in a painting, photograph, etc …   English World dictionary

• highlight — I noun central point, cynosure, distinctive feature, focal point, high spot, important event, keynote, memorable part, outstanding feature, prominent detail, prominent part, salient point, significant feature, striking part II index cornerstone,… …   Law dictionary

• Highlight — Highlight,das:⇨Höhepunkt HighlightHöhepunkt,Attraktion,Sensation,Glanzleistung,Glanzlicht,Glanznummer …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

• highlight — (n.) 1650s, originally of paintings, the brightest part of a subject, from HIGH (Cf. high) (adj.) + LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.). The figurative sense of outstanding feature or characteristic is from 1855. The verb is from 1861. Hairdressing sense is… …   Etymology dictionary

• highlight — [n] memorable part best part, climax, feature, focal point, focus, high point, high spot, main feature, peak; concept 832 …   New thesaurus

• highlight — ► NOUN 1) an outstanding part of an event or period of time. 2) a bright or reflective area in a painting, picture, or design. 3) (highlights) bright tints in the hair, produced by bleaching or dyeing. ► VERB 1) draw attention to. 2) mark with a… …   English terms dictionary

• highlight — I UK [ˈhaɪˌlaɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms highlight : present tense I/you/we/they highlight he/she/it highlights present participle highlighting past tense highlighted past participle highlighted ** 1) to describe something in a way that …   English dictionary