name, noun, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of spark form-of, plural
2. 2
   An electrician, specifically, the radio operator on a ship of the merchant marine. informal

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of spark form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Old Norse.

   "Jackson Sparks and his brother, Tucker, were both struck."

2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Cook County, Georgia.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Washoe County, Nevada.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bell County, Texas.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in El Paso County, Texas.
11. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bakeheadblack gangboilermanbrass pounderbungscabin boy

Example

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"There are sparks flying out of the electric socket."

Related phrases

united states

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