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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a focus of public attention;
- Example: "he enjoyed being in the limelight"
- Example: "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
[syn: limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye]

2. 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 (2)

1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent;
- Example: "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
[syn: foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up]

2. illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

spotlight
    n 1: 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]
    2: 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]
    v 1: 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]
    2: illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater