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spotlight | x |

As a noun spotlight

is a bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.

As a verb spotlight

is to illuminate with a spotlight.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

spotlight

English

Noun

  • a bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage
  • the circle of light shed by a spotlight
  • the center of attention; the highlight or most important part
    • Some people enjoy the spotlight.

    Verb

  • To illuminate with a spotlight.
    • We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene.
  • To draw attention to.
    • The news series served to spotlight corruption.

    Anagrams

    *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----