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Spark
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- 1 A surname.
- 1 A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- 2 A gallant; a foppish young man.
"The finest sparks and cleanest beaux."
- 3 merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance wordnet
- 4 A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- 5 A beau, lover.
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- 6 a momentary flash of light wordnet
- 7 A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
- 8 a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction wordnet
- 9 A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire. figuratively
"if any spark of life be yet remaining"
- 10 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field wordnet
- 11 Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- 12 a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger wordnet
- 13 A ship's radio operator.
- 14 An electrician. UK, slang
"At the other extreme, with limitless budgets all they have to do is dream up amazing lighting rigs to be constructed and operated by the huge team of gaffers and sparks, with their generators, discharge lights, flags, gobos and brutes."
- 15 A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
- 16 A diamond, especially one set in a piece of jewellery. in-plural, obsolete
- 1 To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc). figuratively, transitive
"The introduction of substitute Andy Carroll sparked Liverpool into life and he pulled a goal back just after the hour - and thought he had equalised as Kenny Dalglish's side laid siege to Chelsea's goal in the closing stages."
- 2 To woo, court; to act the gallant or beau. archaic, intransitive
- 3 put in motion or move to act wordnet
- 4 To light; to kindle. transitive
"Byron sparked the cigarette. He sucked it dramatically and thrust it into Marko's hand."
- 5 emit or produce sparks wordnet
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- 6 To give off a spark or sparks. intransitive
- 7 To shoot; to fire intransitive
"[Streetlife]:Fuck a peace talk, let the gun spark, on the streets of New York."
Etymology
From Middle English sparke, sperke, from Old English spearca, from Proto-West Germanic *sparkō (compare Saterland Frisian Spoorke, West Frisian spark, Dutch spark, German Low German Sparke, German Sparke), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sparkaz (“lively, energetic”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (“to strew, sprinkle”) (compare Breton erc’h (“snow”), Latin spargō (“to scatter, spread”), sparsus (“scattered”), Lithuanian sprógti (“to germinate”), Ancient Greek σπαργάω (spargáō, “to swell”), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬈𐬔𐬀 (frasparega, “branch, twig”), Sanskrit पर्जन्य (parjanya, “rain, rain god”)).
From Middle English sparke, sperke, from Old English spearca, from Proto-West Germanic *sparkō (compare Saterland Frisian Spoorke, West Frisian spark, Dutch spark, German Low German Sparke, German Sparke), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sparkaz (“lively, energetic”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (“to strew, sprinkle”) (compare Breton erc’h (“snow”), Latin spargō (“to scatter, spread”), sparsus (“scattered”), Lithuanian sprógti (“to germinate”), Ancient Greek σπαργάω (spargáō, “to swell”), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬈𐬔𐬀 (frasparega, “branch, twig”), Sanskrit पर्जन्य (parjanya, “rain, rain god”)).
Probably Scandinavian, akin to Old Norse sparkr (“sprightly”).
Probably Scandinavian, akin to Old Norse sparkr (“sprightly”).
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