highlight

highlight
v
1. feature, spotlight, play up, set off, give prominence to, bring to the fore, bring into relief, Inf. headline; emphasize, stress, lay stress or emphasis upon, give emphasis to, punctuate, accent, accentuate; underscore, underline, italicize, point up, call attention to, mark; intensify, strengthen, deepen, heighten.
2. light, light up, lighten, illuminate; shine light upon, shed light upon, cast or throw light upon; floodlight, flood or bathe with light.
3.Photography. touch up, spot, spot out.
n
4. also high light
feature, outstanding feature, distinctive feature; high spot, high point, memorable part, best part, cream, cream of the crop.
5. focus, prime focus, focal point; cynosure, center of attraction, center of attention, center of interest.
6. the point, main point, cardinal point, central point, salient point, keynote, key; essence, nucleus, heart, core, pith, meat; essential, fundamental, principal, keystone, cornerstone; gist, tenor, import, purport, substance, sum and substance, Inf. nub.

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