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Noun Plural: highlights
highlight - an area of lightness in a picture
		highlighting
		lightness, light having a light color
highlight - the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
		high spot
		particular, detail, item a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
Verb highlights, highlighting, highlighted
highlight - apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; "highlight the area above your eyebrows"
		make up apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"
highlight - move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
		foreground, spotlight, play up
		background, play down, downplay understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
		set off, bring out set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"

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highlight (Noun)
An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
highlight (Noun)
An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
highlight (Noun)
A strand or spot hair dyed a different color than the rest.
highlight (Verb)
To make prominent; emphasize.
highlight (Verb)
To be a highlight of.
highlight (Verb)
To mark important passages of text with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.