spark | English to English Dictionary

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spark

(sp/A/rk )

a momentary flash of light(noun.event)

Synonym:
flicker, glint

source: wordnet30
merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance(noun.attribute)

Example:
He had a sparkle in his eye.

Synonym:
light, sparkle, twinkle

source: wordnet30
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field(noun.phenomenon)

Synonym:
arc, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge

source: wordnet30
a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger(noun.quantity)

Example:
A spark of interest.
A spark of decency.

source: wordnet30
Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)(noun.person)

Synonym:
dame muriel spark, muriel sarah spark, muriel spark

source: wordnet30
a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.(noun)

source: webster1913
A brisk, showy, gay man.(noun)

source: webster1913

put in motion or move to act(verb.creation)

Synonym:
activate, actuate, set off, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip

source: wordnet30
emit or produce sparks(verb.weather)

Example:
A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark.

Synonym:
sparkle

source: wordnet30
To sparkle.(verb)

source: webster1913
To play the spark, beau, or lover.(verb)

source: webster1913
To produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when revolving under the collecting brushes.(verb)

source: webster1913

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