Difference between Spotlight and Highlight

SPOTLIGHT vs HIGHLIGHT: NOUN

A focus of public attention
A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.
A lamp that produces such a light.
Public notoriety or prominence.
An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.
The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage, leaving the rest of the stage more or less unilluminated.
Hence, conspicuous public notice.
A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of light onto a small area.
A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage
The circle of light shed by a spotlight
The center of attention; the highlight or most important part
A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

The most interesting or memorable part
An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
A strand or spot hair dyed a different color than the rest.
The most memorable or enjoyable part; -- of events or activities.
The part of an image that has the most intense light.
Strands of hair that have been lightened, as by bleaching or coloring.
An especially significant or interesting detail or event.
An area of lightness in a picture

Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
Apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent

To give a highlight to (the subject of a painting, for example).
To make prominent; emphasize.
To be a highlight of.
To mark (important passages of text) with a usually fluorescent marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
To lighten (strands of hair), as by bleaching or coloring.
To emphasize or call attention to, by moving into the foreground or otherwise making more prominent.
To make (part of a text or image) more prominent, especially by making it of a lighter hue or of a different color than the remaining part.

Searchlight, Shadow, Light, Fore, Focus, Microscope, Prominence, Forefront, Attention, Play up, Public eye, Foreground, Spot, Highlight, Limelight

Publicize, Noteworthy, Underlined, Exemplify, Demonstrate, Accentuate, Emphasize, Showcase, Underscore, Underline, Illustrate, High spot, Play up, Foreground, Spotlight

Lights, Superstar, Emphasis, Stage, Shadow, Light, Fore, Focus, Microscope, Prominence, Forefront, Foreground, Spot, Highlight, Limelight

Reinforce, Promote, Remind, Publicize, Noteworthy, Underlined, Exemplify, Demonstrate, Accentuate, Emphasize, Showcase, Underscore, Underline, Illustrate, Foreground

LED Landscape Lighting, Spotlight, Pathway Light, ETL Listed.
Community Spotlight: Welcome back tourism across Great Rivers.
GOLIGHT Remote Control Spotlight Made in the USA This is a gently used GOLIGHT Remote Control Spotlight.
Never look directly into the spotlight or shine the spotlight into another person s eyes.
Allow Spotlight Results Determines whether Spotlight will return Internet search results.
Plainly put, yes the PHLster Spotlight is good and I think that has been pretty clear in my PLHster Spotlight review.
Spotlight dancers in action, and would like everyone in the Spotlight family to enjoy them.
Improved Spotlight tool: Teachers can now modify the Spotlight to virtually any shape.
For more information on running a Spotlight search, see Spotlight Help.
Spotlight Search, then tap Spotlight Suggestions to deselect it.

Highlight your relevant academic, experiential, and personal background.
Highlight your small dining space in unmatched style!
Highlight the date cells you want to format.
Both can highlight contents to make them attractive.
Highlight the image and select Insert then Hyperlink.
They also highlight areas that need further investigation.
Use keywords to highlight education, experience and skills.
Date object for one spreadsheet date highlight on a value based on all the highlight just keep me, it up for your reply.
All you need to do is hit the highlight button and mouse over the specific text you are looking to highlight.
Click the Reading Highlight button and select Highlight All to highlight all instances of this word.