- n. brightness and animation of countenance (view details)
- n. a momentary flash of light (view details)
- n. a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction (view details)
- n. Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) (view details)
- n. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field (view details)
- n. a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger (view details)
- v. put in motion or move to act (view details)
- v. emit or produce sparks (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) brightness and animation of countenance
Usage Example(s): he had a sparkle in his eye
Synonym(s): light ( what does light stand for? ), sparkle ( what does sparkle stand for? )
spark is a kind of: aspect ( what does aspect stand for? ), expression ( what does expression stand for? ), face ( what does face stand for? ), facial expression ( what does facial expression stand for? ), look ( what does look stand for? ), verve ( what does verve stand for? ), vitality ( what does vitality stand for? )
spark is derived from: coruscate ( what does coruscate stand for? ), scintillate ( what does scintillate stand for? ), sparkle
Meaning 2: (noun) a momentary flash of light
Synonym(s): flicker ( what does flicker stand for? ), glint ( what does glint stand for? )
spark is derived from: flick ( what does flick stand for? ), flicker, gleam ( what does gleam stand for? ), glint, glisten ( what does glisten stand for? ), glitter ( what does glitter stand for? ), shine ( what does shine stand for? ), spark ( what does spark stand for? ), sparkle
Meaning 3: (noun) a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
spark is derived from: spark, sparkle
Meaning 4: (noun) Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
Synonym(s): Dame Muriel Spark ( what does Dame Muriel Spark stand for? ), Muriel Sarah Spark ( what does Muriel Sarah Spark stand for? ), Muriel Spark ( what does Muriel Spark stand for? )
Meaning 5: (noun) electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Synonym(s): arc ( what does arc stand for? ), discharge ( what does discharge stand for? ), electric arc ( what does electric arc stand for? ), electric discharge ( what does electric discharge stand for? )
spark is derived from: spark, sparkle
Meaning 6: (noun) a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
Usage Example(s): a spark of decency, a spark of interest
spark is derived from: activate ( what does activate stand for? ), actuate ( what does actuate stand for? ), set off ( what does set off stand for? ), spark, spark off ( what does spark off stand for? ), touch off ( what does touch off stand for? ), trigger ( what does trigger stand for? ), trigger off ( what does trigger off stand for? ), trip ( what does trip stand for? )
Meaning 7: (verb) put in motion or move to act
Usage Example(s): actuate the circuits, trigger a reaction
Synonym(s): activate, actuate, set off, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
Cause(s): come about ( what does come about stand for? ), fall out ( what does fall out stand for? ), go on ( what does go on stand for? ), hap ( what does hap stand for? ), happen ( what does happen stand for? ), occur ( what does occur stand for? ), pass ( what does pass stand for? ), pass off ( what does pass off stand for? ), take place ( what does take place stand for? )
spark is derived from: act ( what does act stand for? ), activation ( what does activation stand for? ), actuation ( what does actuation stand for? ), actuator ( what does actuator stand for? ), human action ( what does human action stand for? ), human activity ( what does human activity stand for? ), induction ( what does induction stand for? ), initiation ( what does initiation stand for? ), propulsion ( what does propulsion stand for? ), spark, trigger, trip, tripper ( what does tripper stand for? )
Meaning 8: (verb) emit or produce sparks
Usage Example(s): A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
Synonym(s): sparkle
spark is derived from: arc, coruscation ( what does coruscation stand for? ), discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, flicker, glint, glitter, spark, sparkle
Anagram1 for spark: Parks (What does Parks stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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