Associations to the word «Marquee»

Wiktionary

MARQUEE, noun. (British) (NZ) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
MARQUEE, noun. (US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
MARQUEE, noun. (US) By generalization, used for lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
MARQUEE, noun. (Internet) A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
MARQUEE, noun. (computing) In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.
MARQUEE PLAYER, noun. (sport) A player whose salary is exempt from capping

Dictionary definition

MARQUEE, noun. Large and often sumptuous tent.
MARQUEE, noun. Permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc..

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne