sparks 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of spark
1
as in sparkles
to give off sparks the broken radio sparked and smoked the instant it was plugged in

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
3

sparks

2 of 2

noun

plural of spark
as in splashes
a very small amount not a spark of interest in the actress's memoirs

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Thesaurus Entries Near sparks

Cite this Entry

“Sparks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparks. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.

More from Merriam-Webster on sparks

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!


What Did You Just Call Me?

  • brown chihuahua sitting on the floor with squinting eyes looking at the camera
  • Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.
True or False

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can with using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Can you make 12 words with 7 letters?

PLAY