(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If someone or something ~s a point or problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it.
Two events have ~ed the tensions in recent days.
VERB: V n
2.
To ~ a piece of text means to mark it in a different colour, either with a special type of pen or on a computer screen.
...the relevant maps with the route ~ed in yellow.
VERB: V n
3.
The ~s of an event, activity, or period of time are the most interesting or exciting parts of it.
...a match that is likely to prove one of the ~s of the tournament...
N-COUNT: oft N of n
4.
Highlights in a person’s hair are narrow lighter areas made by dyeing or sunlight.
N-PLURAL