Usually means: Ignition of energy; sudden inspiration.
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We found 41 dictionaries that define the word spark:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. spark: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. Spark, spark: Merriam-Webster
  3. spark, spark: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. spark, spark: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. spark: Collins English Dictionary
  6. Spark, spark: Vocabulary.com
  7. Spark, spark: Wordnik
  8. spark: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. Spark, spark: Wiktionary
  10. spark: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. spark: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. spark: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. spark: Dictionary.com
  14. spark: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. spark: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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  17. Spark: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. spark: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. spark: Rhymezone
  20. spark: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. spark: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. spark: FreeDictionary.org
  23. spark: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. Spark: TheFreeDictionary.com
  25. spark: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. SPARK: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. Spark (disambiguation), spark: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. baby names list (No longer online)
  2. SPARK: Acronym Finder
  3. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  4. spark: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Spark: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

Slang (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. spark, spark, spark, spark, spark: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. spark: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. Spark: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
  4. s'park: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. spark: Electronics
  2. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
noun:  A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
noun:  A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
noun:  (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.
noun:  Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
noun:  (in the plural sparks but treated as a singular) A ship's radio operator.
noun:  (UK, slang) An electrician.
noun:  (cellular automata) A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
verb:  (transitive, figurative) To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc).
verb:  (transitive) To light; to kindle.
verb:  (intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.
verb:  (intransitive, of a gun) To shoot; to fire
noun:  A gallant; a foppish young man.
noun:  A beau, lover.
verb:  (intransitive, archaic) To woo, court; to act the gallant or beau.
noun:  A surname.

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