'Spotlight' definitions:
Definition of 'spotlight'
From: WordNet
noun
A focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" [syn: limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye]
noun
A lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer [syn: spotlight, spot]
verb
Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" [syn: foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up] [ant: background, downplay, play down]
verb
Illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
Definition of 'Spotlight'
From: GCIDE
- Spotlight \Spot"light`\ (sp[o^]t"l[imac]t`), n.
- 1. 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. hence, conspicuous public notice. [Cant or Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of light onto a small area. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'spotlight'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accent,
- accentuate,
- affect,
- arc,
- arc light,
- ballyhoo,
- beacon,
- belabor,
- betoken,
- blurb,
- brandish,
- breathe,
- bright light,
- brighten,
- brighten up,
- bring forth,
- bring forward,
- bring into view,
- bring out,
- bring to notice,
- celebrity,
- color filter,
- common knowledge,
- cry,
- currency,
- dangle,
- daylight,
- demonstrate,
- develop,
- dimmer,
- disclose,
- display,
- divulge,
- dramatize,
- dwell on,
- eclat,
- embody,
- emphasize,
- enact,
- enlighten,
- evidence,
- evince,
- exhibit,
- expose to view,
- exposure,
- express,
- fame,
- famousness,
- feature,
- flaunt,
- floats,
- flood,
- flood with light,
- floodlight,
- flourish,
- focus of attention,
- footlights,
- foots,
- gelatin,
- give emphasis to,
- give sign,
- give token,
- glare,
- harp on,
- highlight,
- hoopla,
- hue and cry,
- illume,
- illuminate,
- illumine,
- incarnate,
- indicate,
- irradiate,
- italicize,
- klieg light,
- light,
- light plot,
- light up,
- lighten,
- lights,
- limelight,
- luminate,
- make clear,
- make plain,
- manifest,
- marquee,
- materialize,
- maximum dissemination,
- mean,
- medium,
- notoriety,
- overaccentuate,
- overemphasize,
- overshine,
- overstress,
- parade,
- perform,
- place emphasis on,
- plug,
- point up,
- PR,
- present,
- press notice,
- produce,
- public eye,
- public knowledge,
- public relations,
- public report,
- publicity,
- publicity story,
- publicness,
- puff,
- punctuate,
- reclame,
- relume,
- relumine,
- report,
- represent,
- reveal,
- roll out,
- rub in,
- searchlight,
- set forth,
- shed light upon,
- shine upon,
- show,
- show forth,
- spot,
- star,
- stress,
- throw light upon,
- token,
- trot out,
- underline,
- underscore,
- unfold,
- wave,
- write-up