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sparkle
(encz) | sparkle,jiskra n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
sparkle
(encz) | sparkle,jiskřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Sparkle
(gcide) | Sparkle \Spar"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sparkled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Sparkling.] [See Sparkle, n., Spark of fire.]
1. 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.
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A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging
Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. --Chaucer.
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2. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to
glisten; to flash.
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I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes.
--Milton.
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3. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to
effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
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Syn: To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate;
glitter; twinkle.
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Sparkle
(gcide) | Sparkle \Spar"kle\, v. t.
To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. "Did sparkle forth
great light." --Spenser.
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Sparkle
(gcide) | Sparkle \Spar"kle\, v. t. [Cf. Sparble.]
1. To disperse. [Obs.]
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The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any
further enterprise. --State
Papers.
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2. To scatter on or over. [Obs.] --Purchas.
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Sparkle
(gcide) | Sparkle \Spar"kle\, n. [Dim. of spark.]
1. A little spark; a scintillation.
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As fire is wont to quicken and go
From a sparkle sprungen amiss,
Till a city brent up is. --Chaucer.
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The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some
sparkles of his fiery temper. --Prescott.
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2. Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
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sparkle
(wn) | sparkle
n 1: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation
of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a
perpetual twinkle in his eyes" [syn: sparkle, twinkle,
spark, light]
2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: glitter,
sparkle, coruscation]
3: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn:
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle]
v 1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the
hillside" [syn: sparkle, scintillate, coruscate]
2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical
performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his
playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" [syn:
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate]
3: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by
a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: spark, sparkle]
4: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, {form
bubbles}] |
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sparkle
(encz) | sparkle,jiskra n: Jaroslav Šedivýsparkle,jiskřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
sparkle metal
(encz) | sparkle metal, n: |
sparkleberry
(encz) | sparkleberry, n: |
sparkled
(encz) | sparkled, |
sparkler
(encz) | sparkler,prskavka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Disparkle
(gcide) | Disparkle \Dis*par"kle\, v. t. [OF. desparpeillier.]
To scatter abroad. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Outsparkle
(gcide) | Outsparkle \Out*spar"kle\, v. t.
To exceed in sparkling.
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Sparkled
(gcide) | Sparkle \Spar"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sparkled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Sparkling.] [See Sparkle, n., Spark of fire.]
1. 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.
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A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging
Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. --Chaucer.
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2. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to
glisten; to flash.
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I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes.
--Milton.
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3. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to
effervesce; as, sparkling wine.
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Syn: To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate;
glitter; twinkle.
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Sparkler
(gcide) | Sparkler \Spar"kler\, n.
One who scatters; esp., one who scatters money; an
improvident person. [Obs.]
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One who, or that which, sparkles.
[1913 Webster]Sparkler \Spar"kler\, n. (Zool.)
A tiger beetle.
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Sparklet
(gcide) | Sparklet \Spark"let\, n.
A small spark. [Obs.]
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sparkle
(wn) | sparkle
n 1: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation
of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a
perpetual twinkle in his eyes" [syn: sparkle, twinkle,
spark, light]
2: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: glitter,
sparkle, coruscation]
3: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn:
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle]
v 1: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the
hillside" [syn: sparkle, scintillate, coruscate]
2: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical
performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his
playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" [syn:
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate]
3: emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by
a storm, can continue to spark" [syn: spark, sparkle]
4: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, {form
bubbles}] |
sparkle metal
(wn) | sparkle metal
n 1: matte that has 74 percent copper |
sparkleberry
(wn) | sparkleberry
n 1: shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black
inedible berries [syn: farkleberry, sparkleberry,
Vaccinium arboreum] |
sparkler
(wn) | sparkler
n 1: diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!" [syn: ice,
sparkler]
2: a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of
sparks |
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