A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle.
We have here and there a little clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge.
Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark.
Phrases & Compounds
Spark arrester
a contrivance to prevent the escape of sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called also spark consumer.
Spark
n.
A brisk, showy, gay man.
The finest sparks and cleanest beaux.
A lover; a gallant; a beau.
Spark
v. i.
To sparkle. [Obs.]
To produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at the commutator when revolving under the collecting brushes. (Elec.)
Spark
v. i.
To play the spark, beau, or lover.
A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is termed, sparking, within.