Quick Quiz: Nouns Score: Change category, Flip order Reset Incorrect! Try again. Noun: spot Your choice? a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising   (Noun: spot) a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes