spotlight
English Thesaurus
1. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | lamp, |
definition | : | an artificial source of visible illumination (noun.artifact) |
member meronym | : | theater light, |
definition | : | any of various lights used in a theater (noun.artifact) |
2. a focus of public attention (noun.state)
hypernym | : | prominence, |
definition | : | the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent (noun.state) |
3. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater (verb.change)
4. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (verb.change)
hypernym | : | bring out, set off, |
definition | : | direct attention to, as if by means of contrast (verb.change) |
5. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | spotlight, |
definition | : | illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater (verb.change) |
6. a focus of public attention (noun.state)
7. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater (verb.change)
derivation | : | spot, spotlight, |
definition | : | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer (noun.artifact) |
8. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (verb.change)
derivation | : | highlighter, |
definition | : | a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | highlighter, |
definition | : | a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | foreground, |
definition | : | the part of a scene that is near the viewer (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | high spot, highlight, |
definition | : | the most interesting or memorable part (noun.linkdef) |
9. a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | spotlight, |
definition | : | illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater (verb.change) |
10. a focus of public attention (noun.state)
11. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater (verb.change)
derivation | : | spot, spotlight, |
definition | : | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer (noun.artifact) |
12. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (verb.change)
derivation | : | highlighter, |
definition | : | a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | highlighter, |
definition | : | a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | foreground, |
definition | : | the part of a scene that is near the viewer (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | high spot, highlight, |
definition | : | the most interesting or memorable part (noun.linkdef) |
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