What's the difference between blaze and spark?

Blaze


Definition:

  • (n.) A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the process of combustion; a bright flame.
  • (n.) Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun.
  • (n.) A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display.
  • (n.) A white spot on the forehead of a horse.
  • (n.) A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
  • (v. i.) To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes.
  • (v. i.) To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze.
  • (v. i.) To be resplendent.
  • (v. t.) To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark.
  • (v. t.) To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees; as, to blaze a line or path.
  • (v. i.) To make public far and wide; to make known; to render conspicuous.
  • (v. i.) To blazon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The visitors did have a chance to pull another back with three minutes remaining but Henry blazed a free-kick from within range on the left over the bar, summing up Wolves’ day out in the East Midlands.
  • (2) Some 10 fire engines remained on the scene after rushing there to extinguish the many blazes caused by the crash.
  • (3) It’s clear which way the ultra-right community around Ukip wishes to go: their timelines are full of praise for Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders , and blazing with imagery – both real and fake – of migrant riots in France and Sweden.
  • (4) Charlize Theron is set to star opposite Seth MacFarlane in the Ted creator's new comedy western A Million Ways to Die in the West, tipped as a homage to Mel Brooks's classic movie Blazing Saddles .
  • (5) He claimed the blaze was sparked by overheated cables setting light to stacks of toilet roll.
  • (6) In recent years, the violence has shifted away from the terraces into the streets of the capital as rival barras fight for control in a blaze of fire fights, drive-by shootings and mafia-style executions.
  • (7) PA also spoke to Austin Yuill, whoa chef at the art school, who said he believed the blaze started when a spark ignited foam in the building's basement.
  • (8) The adjoining galleries blaze with colour from enamel and gold, jewels and tapestries, stained glass and ceramics.
  • (9) The rest of the show finds Morpurgo – one of the stars of improv hit Austentatious – connecting these snippets to tell the tale of a female cop charged with solving the mystery of that blaze.
  • (10) Also, a wildfire in a rugged area near the Canadian border chased hundreds of people from their homes and burned 10 to 12 structures, and a blaze north-east of Colville scorched almost five square miles and forced evacuations at campgrounds in the area.
  • (11) California is doing well in terms of resources, despite a pair of huge blazes in the north.
  • (12) Forest ecologists say it is no coincidence the Rim fire exploded through areas which had seen few or no blazes in almost a century – an unnatural absence since California's mountain flora evolved to burn .
  • (13) Authorities were preparing for a "worst-case scenario" on Thursday as a blaze dubbed the "Springs fire" menaced the 101 freeway along Camarillo, a city in Ventura County, and raced towards the coast.
  • (14) The present review is first and foremost a tribute to Monroe Eaton and his colleagues for their trail-blazing discovery of a major cause of the atypical pneumonia syndrome and their steadfast vision of its importance.
  • (15) Blaze now has six employees, including Brooke, and would be in profit but for investment in future products, she says, one of which will be a new type of rear light, expanding on her vision to become the company that caters for the urban cyclist.
  • (16) When firefighters arrived to put out the blaze, someone cut through the hose with a knife.
  • (17) The former England striker broke away on a couple of occasions but he blazed the first chance over and the second wide.
  • (18) Simon Mignolet saved well from Mario Gasper and Jonathan Dos Santos blazed over when Cédric Bakambu’s run presented him with an excellent chance seconds before the opener.
  • (19) The worst blaze burned 30 homes in Carlsbad, north of San Diego, and triggered 11,500 evacuation notices.
  • (20) The city appeared, according to a report in the Daily Mirror, “like a battlefield with blazing houses, hordes of refugees, dead cattle and horses and the rattle of automatic weapons”.

Spark


Definition:

  • (n.) A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
  • (n.) A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
  • (n.) That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle.
  • (n.) A brisk, showy, gay man.
  • (n.) A lover; a gallant; a beau.
  • (v. i.) To sparkle.
  • (v. i.) To play the spark, beau, or lover.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But the Franco-British spat sparked by Dave's rejection of Angela and Nicolas's cunning plan to save the euro has been given wings by news the US credit agencies may soon strip France of its triple-A rating and is coming along very nicely, thank you. "
  • (2) Gove said in the interview that he did not want to be Tory leader, claiming that he lacked the "extra spark of charisma and star quality" possessed by others.
  • (3) The "Dream Toys" for Christmas list includes a few old favourites alongside some new, and sparkly, additions.
  • (4) The countries have accused each other of cross-border attacks and there are fears the current tension could spark a wider war with Nkunda at its centre.
  • (5) The cost-cutting shakeup is being overseen by NHS England, but is already sparking a series of local political battles over the future of services, and exposes the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to fresh criticism after his controversial role in the junior doctors dispute.
  • (6) The army has said it will deploy troops on the streets on that day, while the president says he may introduce a state of emergency if, as expected, the protests spark widespread civil unrest.
  • (7) The protests have sparked an exodus of Chinese nationals, many of whom have fled to neighbouring countries or further.
  • (8) Increased wear-resistance of microsurgical instruments by facing, electric spark alloying and vacuum surfacing increases the working life of the instruments by 1.5-3 times.
  • (9) It was sparked by Ferguson's decision to sue Magnier over the lucrative stud fees now being earned by retired racehorse Rock of Gibraltar, which the Scot used to co-own.
  • (10) I think it would have been appropriate and right and respectful of people’s feelings to have done so.” There was also confusion over Labour policy sparked by conflicting comments made by Corbyn and his new shadow work and pensions secretary, Owen Smith.
  • (11) He was the peaceful activist whose sudden disappearance into a phalanx of riot police on a Baltimore street sparked a viral panic.
  • (12) The incident in Aswan that sparked Sunday's protest was an attack on a church that attackers claimed was being built illegally.
  • (13) The amendment has sparked a particular backlash against the senator widely regarded as responsible for the decision, Ahmed Yerima, who is reported to have married a 13-year old Egyptian girl.
  • (14) We have designated this phenomenon the sparking of growth, in which cholestanol satisfies an overall membrane sterol requirement and ergosterol fulfills a high specificity sparking function.
  • (15) Despite reasonable evidence suggesting the plot letter is a hoax , it has sparked debate in the city, with far right groups looking to capitalise while some prominent Muslims claim the allegations are baseless and rooted in Islamophobia.
  • (16) As the later Spark might have said, a mortal sin against the commandment to love beauty wherever one may find it.
  • (17) Griffin vowed to lodge a complaint at the "unfair" way the Question Time programme was produced, despite the BNP's claims that his appearance sparked the "biggest single recruitment night in the party's history".
  • (18) He claimed the blaze was sparked by overheated cables setting light to stacks of toilet roll.
  • (19) Some of the world’s largest investment firms have thrown their weight behind efforts to combat smoking, sparking renewed calls for UK local authorities to divest all their shares in the tobacco industry from their pension fund investments.
  • (20) The results surpassed all expectations and the change process has instilled a new sense of pride among nurses at the hospital and sparked the development of training sessions for other nurses in the region.