| query | A s____ of a quality or feeling, especially a desirable one, is a small but noticeable amount of it.A spark of a quality or feeling, especially a desirable one, is a small but noticeable amount of it. His music lacked that vital spark of imagination. Even Oliver felt a tiny spark of excitement. |
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| word | spark |
| full-definition | noun A spark is a tiny bright piece of burning material that flies up from something that is burning. The fire gradually got bigger and bigger. Sparks flew off in all directions. A spark is a flash of light caused by electricity . It often makes a loud sound. He passed an electric spark through a mixture of gases. A spark of a quality or feeling, especially a desirable one, is a small but noticeable amount of it. His music lacked that vital spark of imagination. Even Oliver felt a tiny spark of excitement. verb If something sparks, sparks of fire or light come from it. The wires were sparking above me. I stared into the flames of the fire as it sparked to life. If a burning object or electricity sparks a fire, it causes a fire. A dropped cigarette may have sparked the fire. If one thing sparks another, the first thing causes the second thing to start happening . What was it that sparked your interest in motoring? The proposals are expected to spark heated debate. ...a row sparked by a comment about his sister. That incident sparked it off. His book sparked off a revolution in the way we think about animals. ...a political crisis sparked off by religious violence. |
| inflections | sparkssparkingsparked |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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