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Noun contrast has 5 senses

contrast, direct contrast - the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
--₁ is a kind of opposition, oppositeness

Derived forms: verb contrast₂, verb contrast₁
contrast - the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
--₂ is a kind of comparison, comparing

Derived forms: verb contrast₂, verb contrast₁
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast - a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
--₃ is a kind of differentiation, distinction
--₃ has particulars: Rubicon, point of no return
Derived forms: verb contrast₂, verb contrast₁
contrast - the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
--₄ is a kind of visual perception, beholding, seeing
contrast - the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
--₅ is a kind of scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit

Verb contrast has 2 senses

contrast - put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"
--₁ is one way to distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

Derived forms: noun contrast₁, noun contrast₃, noun contrast₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
contrast, counterpoint - to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
--₂ is one way to differ

Derived forms: noun contrast₁, noun contrast₃, noun contrast₂
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP