Definitions for spotlight

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spotlight spot·light

Spelling: [spot-lahyt]

IPA: /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/

Spotlight is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 320 anagrams from letters in spotlight (ghilopstt).

Definitions for spotlight

noun

1. a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
2. a lamp for producing such a light.
3. a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights.
4. the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention:

verb (used with object)

1. to direct the beam of a spotlight upon; light with a spotlight.
2. to make conspicuous; call attention to:
3. to hunt (animals) using a spotlight in order to temporarily blind or confuse them.

verb (used without object)

1. to hunt by using a spotlight.

Origin of spotlight

First recorded in 1910-15; spot + light¹

Examples for spotlight

Dredging up the Wichita Massacre puts the two justices who were part of the 6-to-1 majority ruling in the spotlight.

Fumes filled the arena, engines revved, and the beastly vehicles made their way out on to the spotlight.

In this age of selfies, the president had chosen someone who never seeks the spotlight and lets her work speak for itself.

She was standing in a spotlight, Forrester thought at first.

At least, it would put Frank Corson, unknown intern, into the spotlight for a while.

Because they knew even as they succeeded in hogging the spotlight people were snickering at them.

The Swami made a determined effort to recapture the spotlight.

They had a spotlight on one of the cars which they kept moving in wide circles.

To go down at this point was simply to spotlight his presence for any Throg on his trail.

She had all the pressure of people in the spotlight and was unbelievably rigorous about keeping it real.