1 [C] a very small burning piece of material that is produced by sth that is burning or by hitting two hard substances together:
A shower of sparks flew up the chimney. * A spark from the machinery had set fire to some material.
2 [C] a small flash of light produced by an electric current:
sparks from a faulty light switch * A spark ignites the fuel in a car engine.
3 [C,usually sing.] ~ of sth a small amount of a particular quality or feeling:
For a moment, she felt a spark of hope. * The woman's eyes still had a spark of life in them.
4 [U,sing.] a special quality of energy, intelligence or enthusiasm that makes sb very imaginative, amusing, etc:
As a writer he seemed to lack creative spark. * She was a real star. She had a certain spark-that something extra.
5 [C] an action or event that causes sth important to develop, especially trouble or violence:
These were the sparks of revolution.
6 [C,usually pl.] feelings of anger or excitement between people:
Sparks flew at the meeting (= there was a lot of argument). * She was suddenly aware of the romantic spark between them.
IDIOMS see BRIGHTadj.
Part of speech: verb
1 [VN] ~ sth (off) to cause sth to start or develop, especially suddenly:
The proposal would spark a storm of protest around the country. * The riots were sparked off by the arrest of a local leader. * Winds brought down power lines, sparking a fire. * The organizers are hoping to spark some interest in young people.
2 [V] to produce small flashes of fire or electricity:
a sparking, crackling fire * (figurative) The game suddenly sparked to life.
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Is spark a noun, verb, or something else?
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