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spark¹
- /ˈspɑːk/ UK
- [ˈspɑːk] UK
- /ˈspɑɹk/ US
- [ˈspɑɹk] US
Sounds like SPARC · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
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”)).
noun sparks
- A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
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A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
Similar: scintilla, scintillation, sparklet, glint, twink
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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.
if any spark of life be yet remaining
Similar: beginning, germ, glimmer, scintilla, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- A ship's radio operator.
- An electrician. 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.
- A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
- A diamond, especially one set in a piece of jewellery.
verb sparks · sparking · sparked
- To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc). 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.
- To light; to kindle. Byron sparked the cigarette. He sucked it dramatically and thrust it into Marko's hand.
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To give off a spark or sparks.
Similar: scintillate
- To shoot; to fire [Streetlife]:Fuck a peace talk, let the gun spark, on the streets of New York.
spark²
- /ˈspɑːk/ UK
- [ˈspɑːk] UK
- /ˈspɑɹk/ US
- [ˈspɑɹk] US
Sounds like SPARC · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
Probably Scandinavian, akin to Old Norse sparkr (“sprightly”).
noun sparks
verb sparks · sparking · sparked
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To woo, court; to act the gallant or beau.
Similar: make love, romance, solicit, address, beau, bedear, chase after, court, endear, make a move (on), pitch woo, put the moves on
Spark³
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: spark off, sparkle, glint, flicker, trigger, electric discharge, electric arc, activate, trip, actuate, touch off, light, set off, discharge, arc, trigger off
Translations
Every language
noun particle of glowing matter
| Español | chispa, centella, pavesa, chiribita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불꽃 bulkkot, 스파크 seupakeu |
| 日本語 | 火花 hibana, 火の粉 hi no ko, スパーク supāku |
| 中文 | 火花 huǒhuā |
| हिन्दी | चिंगारी ciṅgārī |
| Português | faísca, fagulha, chispa, faúlha, centelha |
| Français | étincelle, flammèche |
| Deutsch | Funke |
| Italiano | scintilla |
| Ελληνικά | σπινθήρας spinthíras |
| Română | scânteie |
| Русский | и́скра ískra, искра́ iskrá |
| Tiếng Việt | tia lửa |
| العربية | شَرَارَة šarāra |
| עברית | נִיצוֹץ nitsóts, גֵּץ gets, זִיק zik |
noun burst of electrical discharge
| Español | chispa, centella |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스파크 seupakeu |
| 日本語 | スパーク supāku, 火花 hibana |
| 中文 | 火花 huǒhuā |
| Kiswahili | spaki |
| Português | faísca |
| Deutsch | Funke |
| Italiano | scintilla |
| Русский | и́скра ískra, искра́ iskrá |
| Tiếng Việt | tia lửa điện |
| עברית | נִיצוֹץ nitsóts |
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title = {spark},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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