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foreground

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fore·ground  (fôrground, fr-)
n.
1. The part of a scene or picture that is nearest to and in front of the viewer.
2. See forefront.
tr.v.
To place in the foreground; call attention to: "He is currently at work on a trilogy of pieces . . . which foreground the Algerian War" Eleanor Heartney.

foreground
Noun
1. the part of a view, esp. in a picture, nearest the viewer
2. an important or prominent position
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foregroundforeground - the part of a scene that is near the viewer
panorama, vista, view, aspect, scene, prospect - the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
2.foreground - (computer science) a window for an active application
CRT screen, screen - the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
window - (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Verb1.foreground - move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
set off, bring out - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
background, play down, downplay - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

foreground
noun 1. front, focus, forefront
Translations
Spanish foreground [ˈfɔːgraund] nprimer plano
French foreground [ˈfɔːgraund] fore npremier plan
cpd (Comput) → prioritaire

German foreground [ˈfɔːgraund] nVordergrund m
Italian foreground [ˈfɔːgraund] nprimo piano
cpd (COMPUT) → foreground inv; di primo piano

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Perhaps, in Jerry's brain, the rising into the foreground of consciousness of an image of a log awash connoted more intimate and fuller comprehension of the thing being thought about, than did the word "crocodile," and its accompanying image, in the foreground of a human's consciousness.
Thus, the foreground is all raging commotion; but behind, in admirable artistic contrast, is the glassy level of a sea becalmed, the drooping unstarched sails of the powerless ship, and the inert mass of a dead whale, a conquered fortress, with the flag of capture lazily hanging from the whale-pole inserted into his spout-hole.
A few more touches in the foreground will finish it, I should think.
 
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