heliotrope vs highlight

heliotrope

noun
  • A light purple or violet colour. 

  • Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens. 

  • A bloodstone (a variety of quartz). 

  • An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor. 

  • The fragrance of heliotrope flowers. 

  • A plant that turns so that it faces the sun. 

adj
  • Light purple or violet. 

  • Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun. 

highlight

noun
  • A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest. 

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

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

verb
  • To be a highlight of. 

  • To make prominent; emphasize. 

  • 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. 

  • To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference. 

  • To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest. 

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