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Highlight vs Unbracket - What's the difference?

highlight | unbracket |

In transitive terms the difference between highlight and unbracket

is that highlight is to dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest while unbracket is to remove from brackets or parenthesis; to highlight; to bring forward.

As a noun highlight

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

highlight

English

Alternative forms

* hilite (informal)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
  • An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
  • (cosmetology) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
  • Antonyms

    * (especially significant or interesting detail or event) lowlight

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make prominent; emphasize.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=December 21 , author=Helen Pidd , title=Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=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.}}
  • To be a highlight of.
  • To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
  • To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
  • unbracket

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove from brackets or parenthesis; to highlight; to bring forward.