All spotlight synonyms
spotΒ·light
S s verb spotlight
- allegorize β to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
- make much of β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- floodlit β Lit by floodlights.
- feature β a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- emphasise β (British) alternative spelling of emphasize.
- emphasize β Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.
- headlining β a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- dredge up β Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- weighted β having additional weight.
- draw a picture β represent sth visually
- emblematize β Serve as a symbolic representation of (a quality or concept).
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- highlighted β to emphasize or make prominent.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- home in on β a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- lit up β a simple past tense and past participle of light1 .
- accentuate β To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.
- focus β a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- build up β If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- illuminate β to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- italicise β to print in italic type.
- floodlight β an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
- highlighting β to emphasize or make prominent.
- italicize β to print in italic type.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- move in β an act or instance of moving; movement.
- hyping β to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- ferreting β a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
noun spotlight
- broadway β a thoroughfare in New York City, famous for its theatres: the centre of the commercial theatre in the US
- limelight β Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- billings β Josh (dΚΙΚ ) ; jΓ€sh) (pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw) 1818-85; U.S. humorist
- center stage β If something or someone takes center stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- ink β a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- attention β If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
- listen up β pay attention, listen
- fifteen minutes of fame β Alternative form of 15 minutes of fame.
- mise en scene β the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- ministration β the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- notoriety β the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely known: a craze for notoriety.
- build-up β the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build.
- mise-en-scΓ¨ne β the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- notoriousness β publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait: a newspaper that is notorious for its sensationalism. Synonyms: notable, renowned, celebrated, prominent, conspicuous, famous, widely known.
- ministrations β the act of ministering care, aid, religious service, etc.
- meticulousness β taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- heed β to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
- footlight β Usually, footlights. Theater. the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers.
- cynosure β a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
- footlights β Usually, footlights. Theater. the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers.
- writeup β Alternative spelling of write-up.