spark

English Thesaurus

1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	verve, vitality,
definition	:	an energetic style (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look,
definition	:	the feelings expressed on a person's face (noun.attribute)

2. a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

hypernym	:	flash,
definition	:	a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun.event)

3. a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction (noun.object)

hypernym	:	fragment,
definition	:	a piece broken off or cut off of something else (noun.object)

4. Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	author, writer,
definition	:	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person)

5. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	electrical conduction,
definition	:	the passage of electricity through a conductor (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	brush discharge,
definition	:	discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	corona, corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, saint elmo's fire, saint elmo's light, saint ulmo's fire, saint ulmo's light, st. elmo's fire,
definition	:	an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	flashover,
definition	:	an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator) (noun.phenomenon)

6. a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	hint, suggestion, trace,
definition	:	a just detectable amount (noun.quantity)

7. put in motion or move to act (verb.creation)

hypernym	:	initiate, pioneer,
definition	:	take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of (verb.creation)

cause	:	come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place,
definition	:	come to pass (verb.change)

8. emit or produce sparks (verb.weather)

hypernym	:	emit, give off, give out,
definition	:	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather)

9. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	coruscate, scintillate, sparkle,
definition	:	be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity (verb.change)

derivation	:	beamish, smiling, twinkly,
definition	:	smiling with happiness or optimism (adj.all)

derivation	:	bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly,
definition	:	marked by high spirits or excitement (adj.all)

10. a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

derivation	:	flick, flicker,
definition	:	flash intermittently (verb.perception)

derivation	:	gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine,
definition	:	be shiny, as if wet (verb.perception)

derivation	:	flick, flicker,
definition	:	shine unsteadily (verb.weather)

derivation	:	spark, sparkle, spark, sparkle, spark, sparkle,
definition	:	emit or produce sparks (verb.weather)

11. a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger (noun.quantity)

derivation	:	activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip,
definition	:	put in motion or move to act (verb.creation)

12. put in motion or move to act (verb.creation)

derivation	:	act, deed, human action, human activity,
definition	:	something that people do or cause to happen (noun.tops)

derivation	:	actuation, propulsion,
definition	:	the act of propelling (noun.act)

derivation	:	induction, initiation, trigger,
definition	:	an act that sets in motion some course of events (noun.act)

derivation	:	actuator,
definition	:	a mechanism that puts something into automatic action (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	trip, tripper,
definition	:	a catch mechanism that acts as a switch (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	activation,
definition	:	stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical (noun.process)

derivation	:	spark,
definition	:	a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger (noun.quantity)

13. emit or produce sparks (verb.weather)

derivation	:	flicker, glint, spark,
definition	:	a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

derivation	:	coruscation, glitter, sparkle,
definition	:	the occurrence of a small flash or spark (noun.event)

derivation	:	spark,
definition	:	a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction (noun.object)

derivation	:	arc, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, spark,
definition	:	electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field (noun.phenomenon)

14. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	coruscate, scintillate, sparkle,
definition	:	be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity (verb.change)

derivation	:	beamish, smiling, twinkly,
definition	:	smiling with happiness or optimism (adj.all)

derivation	:	bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly,
definition	:	marked by high spirits or excitement (adj.all)

15. a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

derivation	:	flick, flicker,
definition	:	flash intermittently (verb.perception)

derivation	:	gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine,
definition	:	be shiny, as if wet (verb.perception)

derivation	:	flick, flicker,
definition	:	shine unsteadily (verb.weather)

derivation	:	spark, sparkle, spark, sparkle, spark, sparkle,
definition	:	emit or produce sparks (verb.weather)

16. a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger (noun.quantity)

derivation	:	activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip,
definition	:	put in motion or move to act (verb.creation)

17. put in motion or move to act (verb.creation)

derivation	:	act, deed, human action, human activity,
definition	:	something that people do or cause to happen (noun.tops)

derivation	:	actuation, propulsion,
definition	:	the act of propelling (noun.act)

derivation	:	induction, initiation, trigger,
definition	:	an act that sets in motion some course of events (noun.act)

derivation	:	actuator,
definition	:	a mechanism that puts something into automatic action (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	trip, tripper,
definition	:	a catch mechanism that acts as a switch (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	activation,
definition	:	stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical (noun.process)

derivation	:	spark,
definition	:	a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger (noun.quantity)

18. emit or produce sparks (verb.weather)

derivation	:	flicker, glint, spark,
definition	:	a momentary flash of light (noun.event)

derivation	:	coruscation, glitter, sparkle,
definition	:	the occurrence of a small flash or spark (noun.event)

derivation	:	spark,
definition	:	a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction (noun.object)

derivation	:	arc, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, spark,
definition	:	electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field (noun.phenomenon)

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