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Spark vs Arise - What's the difference?

spark | arise |

As verbs the difference between spark and arise

is that spark is to trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc) or spark can be to woo, court while arise is .

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.

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

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    Anagrams

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    arise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * arize (obsolete)

    Verb

  • To come up from a lower to a higher position.
    • to arise from a kneeling posture
    A cloud arose and covered the sun.
  • To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
    • He arose early in the morning.
  • To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
  • * Bible, Exodus i. 8
    • There arose up a new king which knew not Joseph.
  • * Milton
    • the doubts that in his heart arose
  • * 1961 , J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês'' of Plato," ''Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , vol. 92, p. 454,
    • Because Plato allowed them to co-exist, the meaning and connotations of the one overlap those of the other, and ambiguities arise .

    Synonyms

    * emerge * occur * appear * * (idiomatic) pop up * (resume existing) reappear

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs