highlight
[ hahy-lahyt ]
/ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt /
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verb (used with object), high·light·ed, high·light·ing.
noun
SYNONYMS FOR highlight
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Words nearby highlight
Highlands, high-level, high-level language, high-level waste, highlife, highlight, highlighter, highlighting, highline, high liver, high-low
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British Dictionary definitions for highlight
highlight
/ (ˈhaɪˌlaɪt) /
noun
an area of the lightest tone in a painting, drawing, photograph, etc
the most exciting or memorable part of an event or period of time
(often plural) a bleached blond streak in the hair
verb (tr)
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