Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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spotlight | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lamp | Yes | No | No | No |
spotlight (noun) | lamp (noun) |
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a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | an artificial source of visible illumination |
a focus of public attention | a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs |
spotlight (verb) | lamp (verb) |
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illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater | |
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent |