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Definition: Sparker |
SparkerNoun1. A wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | Seismic source using an electrical discharge in water as the energy source. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A marine seismic source that employs an electrical spark discharge to form the outgoing signal and produces a trace in the recorder showing thesubbottom strata. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: SparkerSynonym: spark arrester (n). (additional references) |
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Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Sparker" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sparker" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sparker | 11 |
sara sparker | 5 |
sparker technology | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "sparker"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sparker. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | sparker. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sytytin (fuse, lighter, primer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | étinceleur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Zündvorrichtung (detonator, igniter, igniting device, primer), Zünder (detonator, exploder, fuse, fuze, fuzeUS, igniter, trigger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σπινθιριστής. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | scintillatore, produttore di scintilla. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arkerspay спаркер. (various references) destellómetro, contador de destellos. (various references) gnistsändare. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sparker": sparkers. (additional references) | |
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"Sparker" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Sarcar, Sarkar, Sarkara, Sarker, sparke, sparkier. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "sparker" (pronounced 'Spark"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: parkers, reparks. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-k-p-r-r-s" | |
-1 letter: parers, parker, parser, rakers, rapers, rasper, repark, sparer. | |
-2 letters: apers, apres, asker, asper, eskar, parer, pares, parks, parrs, parse, peaks, pears, perks, prase, presa, raker, rakes, raper, rapes, rares, raser, reaps, rears, saker, spake, spare, spark, speak, spear. | |
-3 letters: aper, apes, apse, ares, arks, arse, ears, eras, errs, kaes, keas, keps, pare, park. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-k-p-r-r-s" | |
+1 letter: sparkers, sparkier, sparkler. | |
+2 letters: parrokets, partakers, prankster, prefranks, preshrank, pressmark, sparklers, sparklier. | |
+3 letters: barkeepers, paperworks, parrakeets, pranksters, pressmarks, ragpickers, retropacks, skyscraper. | |
+4 letters: papermakers, pawnbrokers, perestroika, phrasemaker, plasterwork, printmakers, prokaryotes, repackagers, ropewalkers, skyscrapers, sparrowlike, supermarket, supertanker. | |
+5 letters: hypermarkets, perestroikas, phrasemakers, plasterworks, prebreakfast, supermarkets, supertankers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Bibliography |
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