Light
Spark
Spark verb - To give off sparks.
Usage example: the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| moving | moving light | moving spark |
| pure | pure light | pure spark |
| green | green light | green spark |
| single | single light | single spark |
| Other adjectives: divine, romantic, small, brilliant, bright, strong, powerful, big, little, bad, shining, inner, new, possible, last, electric. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He tries to show a lighter by using it to light a gas oven, but the lighter won't spark.
Source: Hard To Light Fire - His lighter (which had worked just fine earlier) first refuses to light and then falls through a grating, so he bashes metal pipes together until it strikes a spark.
Source: Hard To Light Fire -
Another Transformers example; there used to be a line of toys with the ability to "spark", they would produce light, sound, and exhaust similar to real engines and weapons.
Source: My Little Panzer
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