Spark (n.) A brisk, showy, gay man.
Spark (n.) A lover; a gallant; a beau.
Spark (v. i.) To sparkle.
Spark (v. i.) To play the spark, beau, or lover.
Sparker (n.) A spark arrester.
Sparkful (a.) Lively; brisk; gay.
Sparkish (a.) Like a spark; airy; gay.
Sparkish (a.) Showy; well-dresed; fine.
Sparkle (n.) A little spark; a scintillation.
Sparkle (n.) Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
Sparkled (imp. & p. p.) of Sparkle
Sparkling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sparkle
Sparkle (n.) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
Sparkle (n.) To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
Sparkle (n.) To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
Sparkle (v. t.) To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
Sparkle (v. t.) To disperse.
Sparkle (v. t.) To scatter on or over.
Sparkler (n.) One who scatters; esp., one who scatters money; an improvident person.
Sparkler (n.) One who, or that which, sparkles.
Sparkler (n.) A tiger beetle.
Sparklet (n.) A small spark.
Sparkliness (n.) Vivacity.
Sparkling (a.) Emitting sparks; glittering; flashing; brilliant; lively; as, sparkling wine; sparkling eyes.
Sparling (n.) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
Sparling (n.) A young salmon.
Sparling (n.) A tern.
Sparlyre (n.) The calf of the leg.
Sparoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the Sparidae, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream.
Sparoid (n.) One of the Sparidae.
Sparpiece (n.) The collar beam of a roof; the spanpiece.
Sparpoil (v. t.) To scatter; to spread; to disperse.
Sparrow (n.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
Sparrow (n.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.
Sparrowgrass (n.) Asparagus.
Sparrowwort (n.) An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (E. passerina).
Sparry (a.) Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar; having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.
Sparse (superl.) Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
Sparse (superl.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
Sparse (v. t.) To scatter; to disperse.
Sparsedly (adv.) Sparsely.
Sparsely (adv.) In a scattered or sparse manner.
Sparseness (n.) The quality or state of being sparse; as, sparseness of population.
Sparsim (adv.) Sparsely; scatteredly; here and there.
Spartan (a.) Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey.
Spartan (n.) A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a person of great courage and fortitude.
Sparteine (n.) A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common broom (Cytisus scoparius, formerly Spartium scoparium), as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very bitter taste.
parterie (n.) Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum and Stipa (/ Macrochloa) tenacissima, kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses.
Sparth (n.) An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd.
Sparve (n.) The hedge sparrow.
Spary (a.) Sparing; parsimonious.
Spasm (v. t.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
Spasm (v. t.) A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance.
Spasmatical (a.) Spasmodic.
Spasmodic (a.) Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm; occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic asthma.
Spasmodic (a.) Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; intermittent; as, spasmodic zeal or industry.
Spasmodic (n.) A medicine for spasm.
Spasmodical (a.) Same as Spasmodic, a.
Spastic (a.) Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.
Spastically (adv.) Spasmodically.
Spasticity (n.) A state of spasm.
Spasticity (n.) The tendency to, or capability of suffering, spasm.
Spat () imp. of Spit.
Spat (n.) A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
Spat (v. i. & t.) To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
Spat (n.) A light blow with something flat.
Spat (n.) Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension.
Spat (v. i.) To dispute.
Spatted (imp. & p. p.) of Spat
Spatting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spat
Spat (v. t.) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands.
Spatangoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the Spatangoidea.
Spatangoid (n.) One of the Spatangoidea.
Spatangoidea (n. pl.) An order of irregular sea urchins, usually having a more or less heart-shaped shell with four or five petal-like ambulacra above. The mouth is edentulous and situated anteriorly, on the under side.
Spatangus (n.) A genus of heart-shaped sea urchins belonging to the Spatangoidea.
Spatchcock (n.) See Spitchcock.
Spate (n.) A river flood; an overflow or inundation.
Spathae (pl. ) of Spatha
Spatha (n.) A spathe.
Spathaceous (a.) Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spathal.
Spathal (a.) Furnished with a spathe; as, spathal flowers.
Spathe (n.) A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under Bract, and Illust. of Spadix.
Spathed (a.) Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath.
Spathic (a.) Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose.
Spathiform (a.) Resembling spar in form.
Spathose (a.) See Spathic.
Spathose (a.) Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spatheceous; spathal.
Spathous (a.) Spathose.
Spathulate (a.) See Spatulate.
Spatial (a.) Of or pertaining to space.
Spatially (adv.) As regards space.
Spatiate (v. t.) To rove; to ramble.
Spattered (imp. & p. p.) of Spatter
Spattering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spatter
Spatter (v. t.) To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor; to spatter boots with mud.
Spatter (v. t.) To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around; as, to spatter blood.
Spatter (v. t.) Fig.: To injure by aspersion; to defame; to soil; also, to throw out in a defamatory manner.
Spatter (v. i.) To throw something out of the mouth in a scattering manner; to sputter.
Spatterdashed (a.) Wearing spatterdashes.
Spatterdashes (n. pl.) Coverings for the legs, to protect them from water and mud; long gaiters.