Spark: alternatives and connections

The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.

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To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

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The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

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To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

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To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.

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To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…

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A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.

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The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

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A slight coloring.

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One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be draw…

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Excitement of imagination such as animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing; rapture; enthusiasm; spirit; energy.

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The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an e…

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A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.

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St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.

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A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

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To make active.

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To make active.

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To glitter in flashes; to flash.

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To glitter in flashes; to flash.

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A glimpse, glance, or gleam.

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A glimpse, glance, or gleam.

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To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening…

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To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening…

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The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

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The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

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To clothe; to wrap.

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To come by chance; to come without previous expectation; to fall out.

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To meet; to clash.

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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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To make active.

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To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons.

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A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

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To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.

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To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

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A glimpse, glance, or gleam.

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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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A little spark; a scintillation.

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A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

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To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.

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To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

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