spark
has definitions from the fields of physics,electricity,writing
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[ verb ] put in motion or move to act
Examples "trigger a reaction" "actuate the circuits" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)The pro-Western government , which the United_States had helped in a revolt against the Souvanna_Phouma `` neutralist '' government , never did appear to spark much fighting spirit in the Royal_Lao_Army . (James J. Maguire, "A Family Affair"...)The net result is a uniquely satisfying sense of comradeship , the kind_of comradeship which sparks enthusiasm and blunts the cutting_edge of sacrifice and hardship . (Newark Evening News...)The issue was sufficiently potent in 1935 to spark secession from the American_Federation of Labor of its industrial_union members . (Saturday Review...)This is one of the_most constructive suggestions made in_this critical field in years , and I certainly hope it sparks some action . (Joseph E. Choate, "The American Boating Scene"...)As America on wheels was responsible_for an industry of motor courts , motels , and drive-in establishments where you can dine , see a movie , shop , or make a bank_deposit , the ever-increasing number of boating enthusiasts have sparked industries designed especially to accommodate them . |
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[ noun ] brightness and animation of countenance
Examples "he had a sparkle in his eye" Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)`` There is a spark dwells deep within my soul . That little spark is all the wealth I know , That little spark is my life 's misery '' . That little spark is all the wealth I know , That little spark is my life 's misery '' . (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)Shakespeare did not usually invent the incidents in his plays , but borrowed them from old stories , ballads , and plays , wove them together , and then breathed into them his spark of life . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a momentary flash of light
Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)No_matter how devoted a man was , no_matter how fully he gave his life to the Lord , he could never extinguish that one spark of pride that gave him definition as an individual . |
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Synonyms Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)That_is , when Mr._Milstein thrust straight to the core of the music , sparks flying , bow shredding , violin singing , glittering and sometimes spitting , Mr._Hendl could go_along . (The Providence Journal...)But it strikes sparks on_occasion and their light causes all else to be forgotten . Related terms electrical_conduction corona_discharge flashover brush_discharge |
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[ noun ] (writing) Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29618
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[ noun ] a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
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