highlight

high|light1 [ `haı,laıt ] verb transitive **

1. ) to report or describe something in a way that makes people notice it and think about it:

The case highlights the need for adequate controls on such experiments.

highlight a problem/danger/difficulty: The incident has served to highlight the problems of urban deprivation.

highlight someone's plight (=make people realize that someone is in a very bad situation): a campaign aimed at highlighting the plight of Rio's street children

2. ) to make something easier to see or notice:

Using contrasting colors will highlight the shape and dimensions of your room.

3. ) to mark words on paper with a HIGHLIGHTER

a ) to mark a word, picture, file, etc. on a computer screen, usually before changing it or copying it

4. ) to make parts of your hair a lighter color by putting a chemical substance on them

highlight

high|light 2 [ `haı,laıt ] noun *

1. ) count usually singular highlight of the most exciting, impressive, or interesting part of an event:

Other festival highlights include a new children's opera by Christopher Brown.

highlight of: The highlight of the trip was visiting the Great Wall of China.

a ) HUMOROUS used about something that is not very exciting at all:

Spilling my coffee was the main highlight of the day.

b ) highlights plural the most interesting or exciting parts of something such as a sports game that are broadcast on television after it has finished:

I like to watch the highlights of the day's tennis.

2. ) highlights plural pieces of hair that are a lighter color than the rest:

a girl with blond highlights