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Awake vs Spark - What's the difference?

awake | spark |

As verbs the difference between awake and spark

is that awake is (label) to become conscious after having slept while spark is to trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc) or spark can be to woo, court.

As an adjective awake

is not asleep; conscious.

As a noun spark is

a small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire or spark can be a gallant, a foppish young man.

awake

English

Adjective

(en-adj) (predicative only)
  • Not asleep; conscious.
  • (by extension) Alert, aware.

    • Synonyms

    * (conscious) conscious, lucid, wide awake

    Antonyms

    * (conscious) asleep, unconscious

    Verb

  • (label) To become conscious after having slept.
  • * (1904-1989):
  • *:Each morning when I awake , I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali.
  • (label) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
  • *:
  • *:Thenne she called the heremyte syre Vlfyn I am a gentylwoman that wold speke with the knyght whiche is with yow / Thenne the good man awaked Galahad / & badde hym aryse and speke with a gentylwoman that semeth hath grete nede of yow / Thenne Galahad wente to her & asked her what she wold
  • (label) to excite or to stir up something latent.
  • To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
  • To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
  • *(Edward Augustus Freeman) (1823-1892)
  • *:The national spirit again awoke .
  • *(Bible), xv. 34
  • *:Awake to righteousness, and sin not.

    • Synonyms

    * (to gain consciousness) awaken, wake up,

    Antonyms

    * (to gain consciousness) fall asleep

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * awake to * awaken * wake * wake up

    References

    * * * * * English irregular verbs

    spark

    English

    (wikipedia spark)

    Etymology 1

    From Middle English sparke, sperke, from Old English spearca, from (etyl) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire.
  • A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
  • A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
  • (figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
  • * Shakespeare
    • if any spark of life be yet remaining
  • * John Locke
    • We have here and there a little clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge .
  • * 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:
    • Everton's Marouane Fellaini looks one certain arrival but Moyes, who also saw United held to a draw by Chelsea at Old Trafford on Monday, needs even more of a spark in a midfield that looked laboured by this team's standards.
  • (in plural'' sparks ''but treated as a singular ) A ship's radio operator.
  • (UK, slang) An electrician.
    • Synonyms
    * gnast * beginnings, germ, glimmer
    Derived terms
    * sparkle * bright spark * spark arrester * spark coil * spark gap * spark knock * spark of life * spark plug * spark transmitter * sparks fly

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc).
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 5 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The introduction of substitute Andy Carroll sparked Liverpool into life and he pulled a goal back just after the hour - and thought he had equalised as Kenny Dalglish's side laid siege to Chelsea's goal in the closing stages.}}
  • To give off a spark or sparks.
    • Derived terms
    * spark off * sparkle

    Etymology 2

    probably Scandinavian, akin to (etyl) sparkr 'sprightly'

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gallant, a foppish young man.
  • * Prior
    • The finest sparks and cleanest beaux.
  • A beau, lover.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To woo, court.

    • Derived terms

    * sparkish * sparker

    References

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