"sparkler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-sparkler.ogg Forms: sparklers [plural]
Etymology: From sparkle + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sparkle|-er|id2=agent noun}} sparkle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sparkler (plural sparklers)
  1. Anything that sparkles.
    Sense id: en-sparkler-en-noun-viGkpKcF
  2. A hand-held firework that emits sparks. Translations (hand-held firework): բենգալյան կրակ (bengalyan krak) (Armenian), фойерверк (fojerverk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), бенгалски огън (bengalski ogǎn) [masculine] (Bulgarian), prskavka [feminine] (Czech), stjernekaster [common-gender] (Danish), sterretje [neuter] (Dutch), säraküünal (Estonian), tähtisadetikku (Finnish), cierge magique [masculine] (French), Wunderkerze [feminine] (German), bengalisches Feuer [neuter] (German), βεγγαλικό (vengalikó) [neuter] (Greek), csillagszóró (Hungarian), stjerneskudd [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), zimny ogień [masculine] (Polish), бенга́льский ого́нь (bengálʹskij ogónʹ) [masculine] (Russian), prskalica [feminine] (Slovene), bengala [feminine] (Spanish), tomtebloss [neuter] (Swedish), luses (Tagalog), ไฟเย็น (fai-yen) (Thai), maytap (Turkish), бенга́льський вого́нь (benhálʹsʹkyj vohónʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), бенга́льський во́гник (benhálʹsʹkyj vóhnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sparkler-en-noun-u1a60r1x Disambiguation of 'hand-held firework': 3 59 10 1 2 20 5
  3. (slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles. Tags: slang Translations (slang terms only: gem or ornament that sparkles): брилянт (briljant) (Bulgarian), killutin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sparkler-en-noun-EtDgwv6U Disambiguation of 'slang terms only: gem or ornament that sparkles': 12 4 70 0 2 7 5
  4. A vivacious and charismatic person.
    Sense id: en-sparkler-en-noun-wg5gm4ig
  5. (informal) A sparkling wine. Tags: informal Translations (informal terms only: sparkling wine): kuohari (Finnish), skumppa (Finnish), kupliva (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sparkler-en-noun-q08q2mJr Disambiguation of 'informal terms only: sparkling wine': 3 2 3 2 87 2 3
  6. A tiger beetle. Categories (topical): Pyrotechnics Categories (lifeform): Adephagan beetles
    Sense id: en-sparkler-en-noun-qwLD5R9E Disambiguation of Pyrotechnics: 12 12 12 12 12 28 12 Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 5 11 9 1 4 60 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 13 2 1 59 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 3 8 7 1 2 71 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 8 7 1 3 72 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 14 9 1 2 59 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 12 12 1 2 59 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 3 8 8 18 4 40 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 10 12 5 5 52 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 9 10 18 3 39 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 2 7 7 2 2 72 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 11 12 2 5 53 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 3 8 8 18 4 40 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 9 9 4 4 59 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 9 12 1 4 59 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 10 10 3 4 61 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 17 18 2 4 45 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 3 13 13 16 3 36 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 5 11 11 5 5 51 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 11 13 4 5 48 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 9 10 1 3 65 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 3 8 8 18 4 40 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 11 11 1 3 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 11 10 4 4 54 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 4 11 11 5 5 53 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 3 8 8 18 4 40 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 4 11 10 4 4 54 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 11 11 5 5 53 12
  7. (dated) One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-sparkler-en-noun-6PYxqa4-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sparkler

Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Thai translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "en:Adephagan beetles",
    "en:Pyrotechnics"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Sparkler"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sparkle",
        "3": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "sparkle + -er",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From sparkle + -er.",
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    {
      "form": "sparklers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sparkler (plural sparklers)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:",
          "text": "And yet a married woman, possessing your attractions, shuts her eyes (and sparklers too), and goes and runs her delicate-formed head against a wall.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Anything that sparkles."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, Marcus Collins, Modern Love, page 258:",
          "text": "The Playboy cover was of a girl in grey slacks and sandals, one hand on hip and the other waving a sparkler for Independence Day.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hand-held firework that emits sparks."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hand-held",
          "hand-held"
        ],
        [
          "firework",
          "firework"
        ],
        [
          "emit",
          "emit"
        ],
        [
          "spark",
          "spark"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1964, Mexican Life: Mexico's Monthly Review, volume 40, page 65:",
          "text": "When the bill came, I got a side-glance at it, and hoped Rose would have to hock her sparklers to pay it.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A gem or ornament that sparkles."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gem",
          "gem"
        ],
        [
          "sparkle",
          "sparkle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, Robert Scott, Driven to Murder: The Blood Crimes at the Sam Donaldson Ranch:",
          "text": "“As for Marilea, she was a sparkler. She was very effervescent. The family would often come out as a family unit when we were in the barnyard or the horse corral, and Marilea was just fine.”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A vivacious and charismatic person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vivacious",
          "vivacious"
        ],
        [
          "charismatic",
          "charismatic"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1984, Sheldon Wasserman, Pauline Wasserman, Sparkling Wine, page 238:",
          "text": "Irvine's white, a grape variety named for Hans Irvine, who developed the vineyards at Great Western (now owned by Seppelt), is frequently used in the Australian sparklers.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sparkling wine."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sparkling wine",
          "sparkling wine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A sparkling wine."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A tiger beetle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tiger beetle",
          "tiger beetle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scatter",
          "scatter"
        ],
        [
          "improvident",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bengalyan krak",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "word": "բենգալյան կրակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "fojerverk",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фойерверк"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bengalski ogǎn",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бенгалски огън"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prskavka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stjernekaster"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sterretje"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "word": "säraküünal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "word": "tähtisadetikku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cierge magique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wunderkerze"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bengalisches Feuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vengalikó",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βεγγαλικό"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "word": "csillagszóró"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stjerneskudd"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zimny ogień"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bengálʹskij ogónʹ",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бенга́льский ого́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prskalica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bengala"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tomtebloss"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "word": "luses"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "fai-yen",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "word": "ไฟเย็น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "word": "maytap"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "benhálʹsʹkyj vohónʹ",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бенга́льський вого́нь"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "benhálʹsʹkyj vóhnyk",
      "sense": "hand-held firework",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бенга́льський во́гник"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "briljant",
      "sense": "slang terms only: gem or ornament that sparkles",
      "word": "брилянт"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "slang terms only: gem or ornament that sparkles",
      "word": "killutin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal terms only: sparkling wine",
      "word": "kuohari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal terms only: sparkling wine",
      "word": "skumppa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal terms only: sparkling wine",
      "word": "kupliva"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sparkler"
  ],
  "word": "sparkler"
}

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