Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spotlight"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spotlight \Spot"light`\, n.
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;
hence, conspicuous public notice. [Cant or Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spotlight
n 1: a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the
limelight" [syn: {limelight}, {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: {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}, {play up}] [ant: {background}, {background}]
2: illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
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