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spotlight
Overview of noun spotlight
The noun spotlight has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye -- (a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency")
2. spotlight, spot -- (a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer)
Overview of verb spotlight
The verb spotlight has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up -- (move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"; "highlight the passage so that you can find it again when you open the book")
2. spotlight -- (illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye
=> prominence
=> standing
=> status, position
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
spotlight, spot
=> lamp
=> source of illumination
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun spotlight
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye
=> prominence
Sense 2
spotlight, spot
=> lamp
Antonyms of noun spotlight
Member Holonyms of noun spotlight
1 of 2 senses of spotlight
Sense 2
spotlight, spot
MEMBER OF: theater light
Substance Holonyms of noun spotlight
Part Holonyms of noun spotlight
Member Meronyms of noun spotlight
Substance Meronyms of noun spotlight
Part Meronyms of noun spotlight
Meronyms of noun spotlight
Holonyms of noun spotlight
1 of 2 senses of spotlight
Sense 2
spotlight, spot
MEMBER OF: theater light
Attributes of noun spotlight
Derived Forms of noun spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye
RELATED TO>(verb) spotlight#1
=> foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
Sense 2
spotlight, spot
RELATED TO>(verb) spotlight#2
=> spotlight
Domain of noun spotlight
Domain Terms of noun spotlight
Familiarity of noun spotlight
spotlight used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye
> prominence
=> limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye
=> salience, saliency, strikingness
Sense 2
spotlight, spot
> lamp
=> Aladdin's lamp
=> candle, taper, wax light
=> discharge lamp
=> electric lamp
=> flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb
=> fluorescent lamp
=> gas lamp
=> hurricane lamp, hurricane lantern, tornado lantern, storm lantern, storm lamp
=> lantern
=> limelight, calcium light
=> neon lamp, neon induction lamp, neon tube
=> oil lamp, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp
=> sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamp
=> spirit lamp
=> spotlight, spot
=> streetlight, street lamp
=> taillight, tail lamp, rear light, rear lamp
Meronyms of noun spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 2
spotlight, spot
=> lamp
=> source of illumination
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun spotlight
1 of 2 senses of spotlight
Sense 2
spotlight, spot
MEMBER OF: theater light
Grep of noun spotlight
spotlight
Antonyms of verb spotlight
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
=> bring out, set off
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
spotlight
=> light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate
=> lighten, lighten up
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spotlight
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
=> bring out, set off
Sense 2
spotlight
=> light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate
'Cause To' of verb spotlight
Derived Forms of verb spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
RELATED TO>(noun) spotlight#1
=> limelight, spotlight, glare, public eye
Sense 2
spotlight
RELATED TO>(noun) spotlight#2
=> spotlight, spot
Domain of verb spotlight
Domain Terms of verb spotlight
Familiarity of verb spotlight
spotlight used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
spotlight
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb spotlight
2 senses of spotlight
Sense 1
foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
> bring out, set off
=> pick up
=> foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
=> raise
Sense 2
spotlight
> light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate
=> floodlight
=> spotlight
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spotlight
Sense 1
foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
=> bring out, set off
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Sense 2
spotlight
=> light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate
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Grep of verb spotlight
spotlight
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