Overview of noun spark

The noun spark has 6 senses

• flicker, spark, glint -- (a momentary flash of light)


• sparkle, twinkle, spark, light -- (merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes")


• discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge -- (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)


• spark -- (a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency")


• Spark, Muriel Spark, Dame Muriel Spark, Muriel Sarah Spark -- (Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918))


• spark -- (a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction)

Overview of verb spark

The verb spark has 2 senses

• trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off -- (put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits")


• spark, sparkle -- (emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark")