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Pinpoint vs Highlight - What's the difference?

pinpoint | highlight |

As nouns the difference between pinpoint and highlight

is that pinpoint is the point of a pin while highlight is an area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

As verbs the difference between pinpoint and highlight

is that pinpoint is to identify or locate precisely or with great accuracy while highlight is to make prominent; emphasize.

As an adjective pinpoint

is extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.

pinpoint

English

Alternative forms

* pin-point

Noun

(en noun)
  • The point of a pin.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.
  • The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=January 5 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Newcastle 0 - 0 West Ham , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The 28-year-old not only hassled the visitors' midfield but also delivered pinpoint balls with alarming accuracy as far as the east Londoners were concerned. }}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To identify or locate precisely or with great accuracy.
  • They investigators tried to pinpoint the source of the flames.

    Anagrams

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    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.