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Spotlight
- noun - a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
- move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
Spottiest
- adjective - having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow"
- lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
Squattest
- adjective - having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
- short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure"
Squawroot
- noun - tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
Stage Set
- noun - representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"
Stairlift
- unknown - A device to lift people up and down a flight of stairs.
Stalinist
- adjective - a follower of Stalin and Stalinism
- of or relating to Joseph Stalin or his times
Stamp Act
- noun - an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766
- an act passed by the British parliment in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 17
Stamp Out
- verb - end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"