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sparks

sparks is the plural of spark.

sparks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spark.

Meaning of spark

Noun

spark (plural sparks)

  1. A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
    Synonyms:
    cinder, ember, gnast, funk
  2. A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
  3. A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
  4. (figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
    • if any spark of life be yet remainingc. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
  6. (in the plural sparks but treated as a singular) A ship's radio operator.

See all 17 meanings of spark

Noun

sparks (plural sparks)

  1. (informal) An electrician, specifically, the radio operator on a ship of the merchant marine.

Proper noun capitalized: Sparks

Sparks

  1. A surname from Old Norse.
    • Jackson Sparks and his brother, Tucker, were both struck.2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut...
  2. A town in Cook County, Georgia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Estill County, Kentucky.
  5. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  6. An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
  7. A city in Washoe County, Nevada.
  8. A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
  9. An unincorporated community in Bell County, Texas.
  10. A census-designated place in El Paso County, Texas.
  11. A ghost town in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Forms of sparks

Noun
pluralsparks
Proper noun
alternative formSparkes

Phrases with sparks

Words that rhyme with sparks

Questions about sparks

What does sparks mean?
Sparks means an electrician, specifically, the radio operator on a ship of the merchant marine.
What is sparks the plural of?
Sparks is the plural of spark.
What part of speech is sparks?
Sparks can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sparks?
The plural of sparks is sparks.

Words near sparks in the dictionary

  1. sparkplug
  2. sparkplugged
  3. sparkplugging
  4. sparkplugs
  5. sparkproof
  6. sparks
  7. sparks fly
  8. sparks off
  9. sparks out
  10. sparks up
  11. sparktastic

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