spark
Flint's tiny offspring
A spark is a small, bright particle thrown off from a fire or produced by friction or electrical discharge: Sparks flew from the grinding wheel.
The word extends to anything that ignites or initiates: a spark of inspiration, the spark that started a revolution.
To spark is to emit sparks or to trigger something: The comment sparked outrage.
A spark can also mean a trace of vitality or spirit: She still had a spark in her eye.
Mental formation
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- museThink deeply about
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
epiphany · eureka · breakthrough · genius · innovation · brainstorm · originality · ingenuity
Brief burst of light
- glintBrief bright reflection
- glimmerFaint, wavering light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- momentaryLasting very briefly
brief · instant · transient · ephemeral · evanescent · passing · quick · split-second
Start burning something
- kindleStart a blaze
- triggerWhat initiates action
- catalystAgent enabling change
- genesisPoint of creation
inception · origin · seed · birth · launch · onset · initiate · awakening
Spark-producing sedimentary rock
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- matchGame between opponents
- lighterComparative of not heavy
firestarter · flame · ember · combustion · burn · smolder · blaze · torch
Curved line segment
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- staticWithout motion or change
- electrodeConductive interface point
- gapUnfilled space between
current · voltage · circuit · conductor · igniter · tesla · filament · short-circuit
Study of substances' interactions
- attractionPull toward something
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- connectionA joining or relation
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
magnetism · intrigue · allure · enchantment · fireworks · sizzle · passion · heat
idea
Mental formation
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- museThink deeply about
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
insight · epiphany · eureka · breakthrough · genius · innovation · brainstorm · originality · ingenuity · visionary
flash
Brief burst of light
momentary · brief · instant · transient · ephemeral · evanescent · passing · quick · split-second · blink
ignite
Start burning something
genesis · inception · origin · seed · birth · launch · onset · initiate · awakening · emergence
flint
Spark-producing sedimentary rock
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- matchGame between opponents
lighter · firestarter · flame · ember · combustion · burn · smolder · blaze · torch · char
arc
Curved line segment
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- staticWithout motion or change
- electrodeConductive interface point
gap · current · voltage · circuit · conductor · igniter · tesla · filament · short-circuit · contact
chemistry
Study of substances' interactions
- attractionPull toward something
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- connectionA joining or relation
electricity · magnetism · intrigue · allure · enchantment · fireworks · sizzle · passion · heat · tension
energy
Power to do work
- livelinessAnimated, energetic quality
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
zest · animation · enthusiasm · fire · drive · vigor · pizzazz · verve · dynamism · spunk
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- Bonfireflames, fire pit, embers, firewood, logs
- campfire safetywater bucket, fire ring, extinguish, douse, smother
- datingmatch, profile, swipe left, hookup, breakup
- energy metaphorsamped, charged, electric, electrified, jolt
- sparkling waterCarbonated, unflavored drink
- spark plugElectrical ignition component
- sparkling wineCarbonated fermented grape beverage
- sparks flySudden intense attraction
- sparkling ciderCarbonated apple juice
- spark upIgnite a cigarette
sparkle, sparkling, sparks, sparkled, sparkles, sparky, sparklers, sparked, sparking