spot light
Performer's bright focus
A spotlight is a powerful lamp that casts a focused beam of light on a particular area or person—the lead actor on stage, a suspect in a prison yard.
The word extends to concentrated attention: She found herself in the spotlight after the video went viral.
To spotlight something is to illuminate it or draw attention to it: The report spotlights growing inequality.
Usually spelled as one word.
- beamStructural support member
- stageRaised performance platform
- center stagePosition of maximum attention
- focusConcentrated attention point
- illuminateSupply with radiance
attention · public eye · glare · fame · celebrity · red carpet · fifteen minutes · center · brightness · theater · performance · stage presence · steal the show · highlight · exposure · bulb · lamp · shine
spot lightflood light
High-intensity outdoor lamp
ambient lighting · diffuse light · ambient light · diffused light · indirect lighting
spot lightshadows
Dark areas from blocked light
obscurity · darkness · anonymity · background · invisibility
spot lightnatural light
Illumination from the sun
sunlight · daylight · moonlight · candlelight