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Collocations for spark - noun

1. small bright piece of burning material/electric flash

ADJECTIVE

tiny
flying
electric

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VERB + spark

emit, produce, send, send out, shower (sb with), strike
The firework showered sparks all over the lawn.
We were all showered with sparks.

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spark + VERB

flare, fly
ignite sth
Flying sparks ignited the dry grass.
die

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PHRASES

a shower of sparks
The grinding wheel sent a shower of sparks across the workbench.
a spark of light

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2. small amount of a quality/feeling

ADJECTIVE

little, tiny
A tiny spark of rebellion flared within her.
creative, divine, vital (esp. BrE)

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VERB + spark

have
She didn't have a spark of talent in her.
lack
His performances lack that creative spark.
lose
add, create, provide
Her performance added a little spark to the movie.
feel
She felt a little spark of anger.
shoot (figurative)
Her eyes shot sparks of contempt.

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spark + VERB

fly
Sparks flew (= people got angry) at the meeting.

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PREPOSITION

spark of
He had kindled a spark of interest within her.
a spark of hope/life
a spark of originality

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Collocations for spark - verb

Spark is used with these nouns as the subject:
eye, incident

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Spark is used with these nouns as the object:
alert, backlash, brawl, controversy, conversation, criticism, curiosity, demonstration, discussion, dispute, fire, flame, furore, fury, imagination, interest, memory, movement, offence, outcry, outrage, protest, reaction, revival, revolt, revolution, riot, search, storm, unrest, uprising, war, wave

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