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| high·light [ h lt ] |
noun (plural high·lights) |
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1. best part: the most memorable, important, or exciting part of an experience or event
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2. representative part: an exemplary extract from a larger work that, along with others, is meant to represent it
  gave us highlights of the president's speech
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3. graphic arts photog contrasting pale area: an area in a very light tone in a painting or photograph that provides contrast, illumination, or the appearance of illumination
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4. photog reflection: the reflection of a light source in a picture, e.g. the reflection of a studio light in shiny hair or the reflection of light in somebody's eye
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plural noun high·lights |
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light streaks in hair: strands of hair that are deliberately made lighter than the rest of the hair
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transitive verb (past and past participle high·light·ed, present participle high·light·ing, 3rd person present singular high·lights) |
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1. emphasize something: to draw attention to something, or make something particularly prominent or noticeable
The report highlights the problems caused by polluted waterways.
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2. mark something with highlighter: to mark something, e.g. part of a text, with a highlighter pen
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3. put light streaks in hair: to put highlights in somebody's hair
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4. graphic arts add light areas in picture: to add highlights to parts of a picture to provide contrast, illumination, or the appearance of illumination
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