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An area of lightness in a picture
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highlight
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Word definitions for highlight in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
highlight \highlight\ n. The part of an image that has the most intense light. 2. The most memorable or enjoyable part; -- of events or activities; as, the highlight of our trip was the tour of the Vatican.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Highlight is a social networking application for iOS and Android . The application finds nearby users and shows things they have in common with a user. The application received a large update which introduced Android support on November 20, 2012. On April ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES highlight a contrast (= make a contrast very obvious ) ▪ The research will highlight the contrasts between different approaches to taxation. highlight an issue (= bring attention to it ) ▪ The minister used his speech ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. 2 An especially significant or interesting detail or event. 3 (context cosmetology English) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest. vb. (context ...
Usage examples of highlight.
The green fire scattered highlights from her limbs and face which made her look, Adda thought charitably, half-attractive for once.
Nom Anor turned toward a new light in the ruined office: light that sizzled green and struck white highlights off the black curves of his coralcraft.
The Angel had manifested a human face for the wondercruise: an Apollonian facade with bronzed skin, a long Roman nose, tight brass ringlets with bronze highlights.
Pudge sat across from Jerry Ballister during the five-hour meal that was highlighted by a seven-tiered wedding cake.
The barkeep was talking to a tall man wearing robes of crimson highlighted with thin white stripes and an ivory white cloak with red trim.
She caught her reflection in the water: She was a bikinied, highlighted, mascaraed liar.
Now, Capers: The Democrats are going to try to highlight what Capers did to his friends in college.
It was a color printout of the central areas of Caracas, major avenues only, with several points of interest highlighted and an overlay of the subway system.
Treaty of Carlowitz of 1699--the sort of long-ago defeat that Lewis highlights in his bestselling What Went Wrong--but of much more recent developments.
Forget that he was breathtaking in his official iridescent uniform, that the lights reflecting off his hair highlighted rich caroba and sunshine hues.
He unfolded it enough to see a route highlighted in pink, a straight line southeast from Paris to Chambery, then slipped it under his jacket.
His tawny brocade cotehardie suited him, bringing out the blond highlights in his dark brown hair.
He gave a command and a diagram of the Flatiron came on screen, revolved, then magnified a highlighted sector.
His suntanned skin was highlighted by his gently graying hair and twinkling brown eyes.
He smiled around impishly, the firelight making odd highlights on his lips and cheeks.