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Synonyms
spark1 (spärk)

[Middle English sparke, from Old English spearca, V., from Middle English sparken, from Old English spearcian.]

noun 

  1. An incandescent particle, especially:
    1. One thrown off from a burning substance.
    2. One resulting from friction.
    3. One remaining in an otherwise extinguished fire; an ember.
  2. A glistening particle, as of metal.
    1. A flash of light, especially a flash produced by electric discharge.
    2. A short pulse or flow of electric current.
  4. A trace or suggestion, as:
    1. A quality or feeling with latent potential; a seed or germ: the spark of genius.
    2. A vital, animating, or activating factor: the spark of revolution.
  5. Informal A radio operator aboard a ship.
  6. Electricity
    1. The luminous phenomenon resulting from a disruptive discharge through an insulating material.
    2. The discharge itself.

verb: sparked, spark·ing, sparks. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To give off sparks.
  2. To give an enthusiastic response.
  3. To operate correctly. Used of the ignition system of an internal-combustion engine.

transitive verb 

  1. To set in motion; activate: The incident sparked a controversy.
  2. To rouse to action; spur: A cheering crowd sparked the runner to triumph.

derivatives

sparḱer
noun
spark2 (spärk)

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, or from spark1.]

noun 

  1. An elegantly dressed, highly self-conscious young man.
  2. A male suitor; a beau.

verb: sparked, spark·ing, sparks. 

transitive verb 

To court or woo.

intransitive verb 

To play the suitor.

derivatives

sparḱer
noun