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high·light / ˈhīˌlīt/ • n. 1. an outstanding part of an event or period of time: he views that season as the highlight of his career. ∎ (highlights) the best parts of a sporting or other event edited for broadcasting or recording: he never watches TV highlights of games he has umpired. 2. a bright or reflective area in a painting, picture, or design. ∎ (usu. highlights) a bright tint in the hair, esp. one produced by bleaching or dyeing. • v. [tr.] 1. (often be highlighted) pick out and emphasize: the issues highlighted by the report speakers at the conference highlighted additional problems faced by women with AIDS. ∎ make visually prominent: a vast backdrop with the colorful logo highlighted with lasers. ∎ mark with a highlighter: a photocopy with sections highlighted in green. 2. create highlights in (hair). |
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high·light·er / ˈhīˌlītər/ • n. 1. a broad felt-tipped pen used to overlay transparent fluorescent color on text or a part of an illustration, leaving it legible and emphasized. 2. a cosmetic that is lighter than the wearer's foundation or skin, used to emphasize features such as the eyes or cheekbones. |
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"highlighter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "highlighter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-highlighter.html "highlighter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-highlighter.html |
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1. The portion of light from a surface that is due to specular reflection and transmission. 2. See highlighting. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "highlight." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "highlight." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-highlight.html JOHN DAINTITH. "highlight." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-highlight.html |
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•halite • candlelight • fanlight
•lamplight • gaslight • flashlight
•starlight • headlight • penlight
•daylight • tail light
•Peelite, pelite
•street light • phyllite • rubellite
•Carmelite • proselyte • Monothelite
•highlight, skylight, stylite, twilight
•sidelight • limelight • night light
•spotlight • torchlight • lowlight
•cryolite • microlight • moonlight
•cellulite • floodlight • sunlight
•rushlight • Pre-Raphaelite • firelight
•acolyte • Bakelite • Armalite
•Ishmaelite • phonolite • cosmopolite
•electrolyte • Israelite • corallite
•heteroclite • chrysolite • socialite
•satellite • tantalite • overflight
•pearlite, perlite
•searchlight
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"highlight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "highlight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-highlight.html "highlight." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-highlight.html |
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•all-nighter, biter, blighter, fighter, igniter, inciter, indicter, inviter, lighter, mitre (US miter), overnighter, reciter, righter, sighter, smiter, writer
•shyster • rhymester • backbiter
•expediter • prizefighter • dogfighter
•bullfighter • gunfighter • lamplighter
•highlighter • downlighter
•moonlighter • uplighter • firelighter
•screenwriter • scriptwriter
•copywriter • signwriter • typewriter
•songwriter • ghostwriter
•underwriter
•blotter, cotta, cottar, dotter, gotta, hotter, jotter, knotter, otter, pelota, plotter, potter, ricotta, rotter, spotter, squatter, terracotta, totter, trotter
•crofter
•concocter, doctor, proctor
•Volta • prompter • wanter
•adopter, dioptre
•Costa, coster, defroster, foster, Gloucester, impostor, paternoster, roster
•lobster, mobster
•oxter • monster • songster
•witchdoctor • helicopter
•teleprompter • globetrotter
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"highlighter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "highlighter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-highlighter.html "highlighter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-highlighter.html |
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