highlight

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the most interesting or memorable part

   the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican

2. 2
   verb

   apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent

   highlight the area above your eyebrows

3. 3
   verb

   move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

   The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics

4. 4
   noun

   An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

   The image blurred into the highlight, like something familiar seen beneath disturbed though clear water; he looked at the familiar image with a kind of quiet horror and despair, at a face suddenly older in sin than he would ever be, a face more blurred than sweet, at eyes more secret than soft.

5. 5
   noun

   An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

   Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.

6. 6
   verb

   To make prominent; emphasize.

   The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns.

7. 7
   verb

   To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.

   You could have asked: is there a reason this easy patch was not applied, either on IRC or private mail by me. You did write a comment on IRC and I did see it. Problem is that you did not highlight me _and_ you did not wait for an answer.

8. 8
   noun

   an area of lightness in a picture

Etymology

From high + light.