foreground

English Thesaurus

1. (computer science) a window for an active application (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	window,
definition	:	(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	crt screen, screen,
definition	:	the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	computer science, computing,
definition	:	the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition)

2. the part of a scene that is near the viewer (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista,
definition	:	the visual percept of a region (noun.cognition)

3. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (verb.change)

hypernym	:	bring out, set off,
definition	:	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast (verb.change)

4. the part of a scene that is near the viewer (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight,
definition	:	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (verb.change)

5. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (verb.change)

antonym	:	background, downplay, play down,
definition	:	understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)

derivation	:	highlighter,
definition	:	a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	highlighter,
definition	:	a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	highlight, highlighting,
definition	:	an area of lightness in a picture (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	foreground,
definition	:	the part of a scene that is near the viewer (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	high spot, highlight,
definition	:	the most interesting or memorable part (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	glare, limelight, public eye, spotlight,
definition	:	a focus of public attention (noun.state)

6. the part of a scene that is near the viewer (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight,
definition	:	move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (verb.change)

7. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (verb.change)

antonym	:	background, downplay, play down,
definition	:	understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)

derivation	:	highlighter,
definition	:	a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	highlighter,
definition	:	a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	highlight, highlighting,
definition	:	an area of lightness in a picture (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	foreground,
definition	:	the part of a scene that is near the viewer (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	high spot, highlight,
definition	:	the most interesting or memorable part (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	glare, limelight, public eye, spotlight,
definition	:	a focus of public attention (noun.state)