sparing
— Adjective
– English
～ avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
sparingly
— Adverb
– English
～ to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources"
spark counter
— Noun
– English
～ an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles
spark advance
— Noun
– English
～ the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
spark arrester
— Noun
– English
～ a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack
spark
— Noun
– English
～ a momentary flash of light
spark gap
— Noun
– English
～ a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
spark
— Noun
– English
～ 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"
spark plug
— Noun
– English
～ electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
spark
— Noun
– English
～ a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
spark gap
— Noun
– English
～ the gap between two high-potential terminals
spark
— Noun
– English
～ a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
spark coil
— Noun
– English
～ an induction coil used to create sparks
spark chamber
— Noun
– English
～ an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles
spark arrester
— Noun
– English
～ electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed
spark
— Noun
– English
～ electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Spark
— Noun
– English
～ Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
spark lever
— Noun
– English
～ (on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition
spark off
— Verb
– English
～ put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
spark
— Verb
– English
～ emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"