Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer.
- noun A lamp that produces such a light.
- noun Public notoriety or prominence.
- noun An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.
- transitive verb To illuminate with a spotlight.
- transitive verb To focus attention on.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun Cant or Colloq. hence, conspicuous public notice.
- noun A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of light onto a small area.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a bright, directional
light orlamp , especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on astage - noun the circle of light shed by a spotlight
- noun the center of
attention ; thehighlight or most important part - verb To
illuminate with a spotlight. - verb To draw attention to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- noun a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- verb illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
- noun a focus of public attention
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have to say that putting Sherona in the spotlight is a great idea for an episode.
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I have to say that putting Sherona in the spotlight is a great idea for an episode.
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I have to say that putting Sherona in the spotlight is a great idea for an episode.
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I have to say that putting Sherona in the spotlight is a great idea for an episode.
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I have to say that putting Sherona in the spotlight is a great idea for an episode.
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