spotlight
[ spot-lahyt ]
/ ˈspɒtˌlaɪt /
noun
verb (used with object), spot·light·ed or spot·lit, spot·light·ing.
verb (used without object), spot·light·ed or spot·lit, spot·light·ing.
to hunt by using a spotlight.
OTHER WORDS FROM spotlight
spot·light·er, noun un·spot·light·ed, adjectiveWords nearby spotlight
spot tv,
spot-check,
spot-on,
spot-weld,
spotless,
spotlight,
spotsylvania,
spotted,
spotted adder,
spotted alfalfa aphid,
spotted cavy
Example sentences from the Web for spotlit
Surely it should have ended with a spotlit shirtless leader on a horse, or wrestling a bear.
Behind the curtain, it was dim and spotlit, almost identical to Florida, and half a dozen vehicles waited.
Makers |Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for spotlit
spotlight
/ (ˈspɒtˌlaɪt) /
noun
a powerful light focused so as to illuminate a small area, usually mounted so that it can be directed at will
the spotlight
the focus of attention
verb -lights, -lighting, -lit or -lighted (tr)
to direct a spotlight on
to focus attention on
Idioms and Phrases with spotlit
spotlight
see in the limelight (spotlight); steal the show (spotlight).