spark

«spark» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a tiny bright bit of fire or burning material that flies… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a spark, sparks); verb (spark, sparks, sparked, sparking)

meaning for a pupil

1) A spark is a tiny bright bit of fire or burning material that flies from a fire or when hard things hit. tree →

2) A spark is a quick flash of electricity jumping across a gap. tree →

3) To spark something is to start it: spark an idea, spark a fight. tree →

4) A spark of something is a small amount of it: a spark of hope. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job sparks fly upward as a picture of how certain it is that people have trouble, and a wicked man's spark goes out. Interpretation: Job's friends use the spark to show the fate of the wicked. The book as a whole questions this too-simple view. In the primary lessons: In science, a spark shows electricity jumping through air (as in lightning, which is a giant spark); sparks can start fires. In safety: sparks from a campfire or a damaged plug are dangerous; keep away from sparking sockets and tell an adult. In stories, a spark of an idea starts the adventure. Phrases: sparks fly, spark plug, spark an interest.

examples

• But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. (Writings JOB.5.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth. (Writings JOB.41.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. (Writings JOB.18.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Sparks flew from the campfire. tree →
• Rubbing your feet on the carpet can make a tiny spark. tree →
• A spark from the plug started a fire. tree →
• The book sparked my interest in space. tree →
• Lightning is a giant electric spark. tree →
• There was a spark of hope in her eyes. tree →
• Sparks flew when the two teams met. tree →
• Sparklers give off lots of sparks. tree →
• Now he could see glowing sparks, and vivid jets of flame. tree →

note

Countable. Sparkle is related but different: to sparkle is to shine with many small flashes of light. A spark is very hot even though it is small.

In the corpora

• But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
• Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
• Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.
• "Not the brightest spark" (UK) means not very clever.
• A gas leak can explode if a flame or spark lights it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «spark» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.