spotlight

English Online Dictionary. What means spotlight‎? What does spotlight mean?

English

Etymology

From spot +‎ light.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈspɑtˌlaɪt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈspɔtˌlɑɪt/
• Hyphenation: spot‧light

Noun

spotlight (plural spotlights)

1. A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
2. (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
3. (figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.

Hypernyms

• light

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

spotlight (third-person singular simple present spotlights, present participle spotlighting, simple past and past participle spotlighted or spotlit)

1. (transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.
2. (transitive, figurative) To draw attention to.

3. Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”)

Hypernyms

• light

Translations

References

• spotlight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• toplights, lightpost, top lights, stoplight, stop light