Main entry: spark, sparkle, twinkle, light
Definition: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
Usage: he had a sparkle in his eye; there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
Main entry: flicker, glint, spark
Definition: a momentary flash of light
Main entry: spark
Definition: a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
Main entry: Dame Muriel Spark, Muriel Sarah Spark, Muriel Spark, Spark
Definition: Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
Main entry: spark, arc, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge
Definition: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Main entry: spark
Definition: a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
Usage: a spark of interest; a spark of decency
Main entry: set off, spark, spark off, activate, actuate, trigger, trigger off, trip, touch off
Definition: put in motion or move to act
Usage: trigger a reaction; actuate the circuits
Definition: emit or produce sparks
Usage: A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark