spark
spork
- n a momentary flash of light
- n merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
he had a sparkle in his eye - n electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- n a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
a spark of interest
a spark of decency - n Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
- n a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
- v put in motion or move to act
- v emit or produce sparks
A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
- Death Stalks A Continent In the dry timber of African societies, AIDS was a spark.
- They are clumsy or brutal, lacking the divine spark we surely possess; and rather than being stolen by gypsies, we were left on their doorstep by some superior beings as a test of .
- Light from an electric spark is polarized by a Nicol prism, then sent through a cell containing carbon disulfide, a second cell containing a water solution of any substance to .