feature

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. lineament, aspect; trait, peculiarity, property, characteristic; presentation, film, story. See form, indication, importance, front, speciality, appearance, part.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Anything calculated to attract interest]

Syn. highlight, main attraction, main item, innovation, prominent part, drawing card, specialty, special attraction, featured attraction, high point, peculiarity, focus, main event.

2. [Special matter published in a newspaper]

Syn. article, comment, story, piece, column, editorial, letters to the editor, Op-Ed piece, humor, cartoon, comics, opinion, feature story, leading article, leader, biography, fiction, serial, background, art, human interest, gossip, pix*.

3. [A salient quality]

Syn. point, peculiarity, trait, hallmark; see characteristic .

v.

Syn. highlight, stress, play up, star; see emphasize .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. characteristic aspect, component, element, point, item, quality, attribute, highlight, mark, trait, hallmark, property.

2. main show headliner, highlight, drawing card, special attraction.

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v.

showcase, highlight, emphasize, spotlight, star, stress, play up, headline, give prominence to, underscore.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The front surface of the head. Often used in plural: countenance, face, muzzle, visage. Informal: mug. Slang: kisser, map, pan, puss. See PRECEDE. 2. A distinctive element: attribute, character, characteristic, mark, peculiarity, property, quality, savor, trait. See BE. 3. A prominent article in a periodical: lead. Chiefly British: leader. See WORDS. II verb 1. To accord emphasis to: accent, accentuate, emphasize, highlight, italicize, play up, point up, stress, underline, underscore. See IMPORTANT. 2. Informal. To form mental images of: conceive, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, image, imagine, picture, see, think, vision, visualize. See THOUGHTS.