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Software framework for macOS
Free and open-source software portal Sparkle is an open-source software framework for macOS designed to simplify updating software for the end user of
Sparkle_(software)
Topics referred to by the same term
up sparkle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sparkle or Sparkles may refer to: Sparkle (catamaran), a catamaran designed by Angus Primrose Sparkle (drink)
Sparkle
Process of changing installed software to newer versions
Software update is the process of changing installed software with the intent to make it more modern. It also refers to the stored data used to update
Software_update
Emoji featuring several stars
major software companies to represent artificial intelligence, marketing the technology as "like magic". According to Emojipedia, the Sparkles emoji was
Sparkles_emoji
2024 film by Coralie Fargeat
Golden Globes. On her 50th birthday, faded Hollywood film star Elisabeth Sparkle is dismissed from her long-running aerobics TV show by its producer, Harvey
The_Substance
2022 AI-generated children's book
Alice and Sparkle is a 2022 illustrated children's book published by American technology product designer Ammaar Reshi. Reshi created the book using artificial
Alice_and_Sparkle
Cloud storage and file synchronization client app
and Git. SparkleShare's support for both Android and iOS devices is on hold due to the lack of developer resources. Free and open-source software portal
SparkleShare
2001 educational video game
Reader Rabbit Preschool: Sparkle Star Rescue is a game in the Reader Rabbit series by The Learning Company. The title was released in 2001. The game is
Reader Rabbit Preschool: Sparkle Star Rescue
Reader_Rabbit_Preschool:_Sparkle_Star_Rescue
2002 video game
'Recommended' from Parent's Choice for Winter 2002 Software. List of Barbie video games "Barbie Sparkling Ice Show for Windows (2002)". Burke, Mike. "QUT
Barbie_Sparkling_Ice_Show
synchronization software. This is a comparison of the freeware (proprietary software released free of charge) file synchronization software. This is a comparison
Comparison of file synchronization software
Comparison_of_file_synchronization_software
Computational chemistry software package
83 elements of the periodic table (H-La, Lu-Bi as atoms, Ce-Yb as ionic sparkles) and have expanded functionality for solvated molecules, crystalline solids
MOPAC
Video game
GameSpot. Retrieved 2025-11-17. "Barbie Sparkle Blast (2016) | IGDB.com". IGDB.com. Retrieved 2025-11-17. "Barbie Sparkling Ice Show (2002)". MobyGames. Retrieved
List_of_Barbie_video_games
My Little Pony pornography
significant presence on the furry pornography imageboard e621, where Twilight Sparkle has been the most frequently tagged character on the entire site since
Clop_(erotic_fan_art)
what features each of the clients support. Automatically updates via the Sparkle framework Can be added with separate packages. Supports automatic updates
Comparison_of_IRC_clients
2022). "Disenchanted review: Amy Adams has lost none of her Oscar-worthy sparkle as Giselle in new fairy tale twist". Metro. Retrieved April 1, 2022. Jonathan
Idina Menzel on screen and stage
Idina_Menzel_on_screen_and_stage
Operating system for the Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS system software is an updatable firmware and operating system used for the Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS handheld systems. The Nintendo
Nintendo_3DS_system_software
Gamespot. Retrieved January 9, 2015. Nippon Ichi Software. La Pucelle: Tactics. Nippon Ichi Software, Mastiff. Scene: Closing credits, 45:26 in, English
Tara_Strong_filmography
Extensions to the x86 instruction set architecture
Version 20 Hemsoth, Nicole (August 19, 2021). "With AMX, Intel Adds AI/ML Sparkle to Sapphire Rapids". The Next Platform. online, heise (28 June 2020). "Intel
Advanced_Matrix_Extensions
American educational software company
The Learning Company (TLC) was an American educational software company founded in 1980 in Palo Alto, California and headquartered in Fremont, California
The_Learning_Company
Former division of Nintendo
Nintendo Software Planning & Development Division, commonly abbreviated as Nintendo SPD, was a Japanese research, planning and development division owned
Nintendo Software Planning & Development
Nintendo_Software_Planning_&_Development
OpenVPN graphical user interface for macOS
first stable release was version 3.0 in March 2010. In January 2016, the Sparkle Updater component used by Tunnelblick was found to be vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle
Tunnelblick
American wood pulp and paper company
ToughRock, Wood I Beam, and XJ 85 are building and remodeling brands. Sparkle and Brawny are paper towel brands. Vanity Fair is a premium napkin brand
Georgia-Pacific
BitTorrent client
features include Dock and Growl notifications, automatic updates using Sparkle and Universal Binary (up until version 2.22). Transmission 4.0.0, released
Transmission (BitTorrent client)
Transmission_(BitTorrent_client)
Open source platform
clusters through Sparkling Water. Proponents claim that improved performance is achieved compared to other analysis tools. The software is distributed free
H2O_(software)
User interface design tool by Microsoft
with hardware acceleration via DirectX. Expression Blend was code-named Sparkle, and originally the product was announced as Microsoft Expression Interactive
Microsoft_Blend
2025 Motorola Edge-series smartphone
Form factor Slate Colors Pantone Shadow Pantone Dazzling Blue Pantone Sparkling Grape Dimensions 160.7 mm × 73.1 mm × 8.2 mm (6.33 in × 2.88 in × 0.32 in)
Motorola_Edge_60_Pro
Interface used on the PlayStation 3 and other Sony products
firmware 3.00, a 'sparkle' effect has been added to the XMB background (there is a "Classic" theme that doesn't have the 'sparkle' effect), and the black
XrossMediaBar
Computer software project
the development of XML, JSON and SOAP web services. SparkleShare an open-source client software that provides cloud storage and file synchronization
Mono_(software)
AI-illustrated comic book
intelligence. Artificial intelligence and copyright Shy Girl Alice and Sparkle Cronin, Brian (2022-12-21). "AI-Created Comic Could Be Deemed Ineligible
Zarya_of_the_Dawn
French businessman (born 1962)
"Trouble In The House Of Gucci: Kering Struggles To Revive The Brand's Sparkle". Forbes. Retrieved 13 June 2024. Guilbault, Laure (8 February 2024). "As
François-Henri_Pinault
Multimedia device
could be written using tools and techniques similar to those used to write software for IBM PC compatible personal computers running Microsoft Windows. This
Tandy Video Information System
Tandy_Video_Information_System
American animated children's television series
Wubb Club. He was introduced in the second season. Shine, Shimmer and Sparkle (voiced by Beyoncé, Tara Strong, and Grey DeLisle) are pop singers known
Wow!_Wow!_Wubbzy!
Retrieved February 9, 2026. Romano, Sal (March 11, 2026). "Nippon Ichi Software announces side-scrolling action game GOBBLE for PS5, Switch 2, Switch,
List of Nintendo Switch 2 games
List_of_Nintendo_Switch_2_games
2017 animated film directed by Jayson Thiessen
Liev Schreiber and Sia. The film follows the flying unicorn Twilight Sparkle, her five pony friends – collectively known as the "Mane Six" – and her
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)
My_Little_Pony:_The_Movie_(2017_film)
(2021) MiniFreak (2022) PolyBrute 12 (2024) Astrolab 88/61/37 (2024) Spark SparkLE iMini iSem iProphet iSpark ”Arturia”, Music Trades Magazine, December 2014
List_of_Arturia_products
Pornography of anthropomorphic animal characters
characters on e621 (May 2026) Rank Character Franchise Tagged images 1 Twilight Sparkle My Little Pony 40,893 2 Judy Hopps Zootopia 40,508 3 Lucario Pokémon 36
Furry_pornography
Voice conversion software
covers, such as replacing original vocals with characters like Twilight Sparkle and Mordecai to have them sing duets of popular music like "Airplanes"
Retrieval-based Voice Conversion
Retrieval-based_Voice_Conversion
Indian actress (born 1983)
critics claiming that she was "undoubtedly a refreshing new find, with sparkling eyes and appealing demeanour", also going onto praise the dubbing artiste
Trisha_Krishnan
color management systems built into operating systems and image editing software attempt such conversions as accurately as possible. The HSV (hue, saturation
List_of_colors:_A–F
Canadian computer scientist (born 1955)
situation between Sun and Google, we could see the Oracle lawyer's eyes sparkle." He clarified his position during the Oracle v. Google trial over Android:
James_Gosling
1991 video game
Michael (April 1992). "Mehr Schein als Sein" [More Sparkle Than Sense] (PDF). Aktueller Software Markt (in German). Tronic Verlag. p. 16. ISSN 0933-1867
Top_Banana_(video_game)
Audio signal processing technique
their "sparkle" due to repeated overdubs Restoring old recordings by simulating lost spectral content As an audio enhancement for hardware and software media
Exciter_(effect)
2024 Indian film by Vasan Bala
October 2024. Joshi, Tushar (11 October 2024). "Jigra review: Alia Bhatt's sparkle can't save this dull film, Rotten Tomatoes 67% on 12 Reviews". India Today
Jigra
Overview of how Japanese verbs conjugate
。がその金はどうした? 風呂場なんか——ありやしない! [——Think!——said Makhotin, his narrow eyes sparkling.——Four years ago those crooks collected money for a bathhouse. Three thousand
Japanese_conjugation
Image-generating machine learning model
AI-generated children's book that was created over a weekend. Titled Alice and Sparkle, the book features a young girl who builds a robot that becomes self-aware
Midjourney
Topics referred to by the same term
Daniel Johnston from Respect "Go", by Def Leppard from Songs from the Sparkle Lounge "Go!", by DM Ashura "Go", by Earshot from The Silver Lining "Go"
Go
RDF query language
SPARQL (pronounced "sparkle", a recursive acronym for SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language) is an RDF query language—that is, a semantic query language
SPARQL
Fans of My Little Pony
visualized the character Twilight Sparkle whenever she "found herself in a bad-mood rut". The story misidentified Twilight Sparkle as Fluttershy on initial publication
Brony_fandom
Blockchain technology company
O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-1-4919-2049-7. "Data Security Is Becoming the Sparkle in Bitcoin". The New York Times. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020
Blockstream
compatible with its predecessor, the Nintendo DS line, and its software, including most DSi software. The list is initially organized alphabetically by their
List of Nintendo 3DS games (N–Z)
List_of_Nintendo_3DS_games_(N–Z)
2025 video game
a cane. Bananza introduces the Fractones, a race of mineral NPCs with sparkling eyes. Takahashi described them as symbolizing the destruction concept
Donkey_Kong_Bananza
American musician and YouTuber (born 1999)
the family. Green started making music when he was five years old, using software on his father's computer. Green and his family moved to Arizona when he
CG5_(musician)
Chatbot developed by Google
At the same time, Google introduced a new Gemini logo with more rounded sparkles and a color scheme aligned with the updated Google icon. In May 2026, Google
Google_Gemini
Rice dish from West Africa
inspire Xmas sparkle with Tolly Boy Rice". 15 December 2016. "Children's Science & Nature Software | Buy Children's Science & Nature Software Online in Nigeria
Jollof_rice
Of colors: having a sheen, as of metals
FX" crayons, and "Metallic Colors" colored pencils, which have flecks of sparkles to achieve the metallic effect. Metallic blue Gold / Golden Metallic green
Metallic_color
Instant messaging client
functionality such as file transfer, support for the Growl notifications system, Sparkle for program updates, and support for encrypted messaging with the Off-the-Record
Adium
American drummer and composer (born 1952)
Starclassic Maple Drums and Paiste Cymbals: Drums – Custom Police Blue Sparkle Maple Wood 10x8" Tom 12x8" Tom (To the left of his snare drum) 13x9" Tom
Stewart_Copeland
1982 American fantasy film by John Milius
Ark and Dragonslayer. Among their tasks for Conan were adding glint and sparkle to the Eye of the Serpent and Valeria's Valkyrie armor. Not all of VCE's
Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)
Conan_the_Barbarian_(1982_film)
2001 film by Brent Maddock
nice to return to this community, and the actors retain their wit and sparkle. The production values are substantially lower, some of the jokes are recycled
Tremors_3:_Back_to_Perfection
American singer (born 1974)
Toni Braxton: Revealed at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino until R&B singer Sparkle replaced Tamar in 2006 and fellow former Braxtons member Towanda Braxton
Trina_Braxton
Aesthetic assessment of physical traits
the ideal man in caizi jiaren romances was said to have "rosy lips, sparkling white teeth" and a "jasper-like face" (Chinese: 唇紅齒白、面若冠玉). In Middle
Physical_attractiveness
Gemstone cut with many facets to increase the brilliance
it possible to shape diamonds better, cut facets, and make the stones sparkle more. The 17th century brought the development of the 'brilliant' cutting
Brilliant_(gemstone_cut)
British bassist (born 1956)
then changed to black prior to the band's first album, followed by blue sparkle and finally white with claret and blue pinstriping with the West Ham United
Steve_Harris_(musician)
2024 Indian film by T. J. Gnanavel
Thalaivar. It talks about issues that matter and it has Fahadh Faasil in sparkling form.". Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote
Vettaiyan
historian. (death announced on this date) Zheng Zhenyao, 86, Chinese actress (Sparkling Red Star, My Memories of Old Beijing, Shanghai Story). Javier Álvarez
Deaths_in_May_2023
Line of toys
play) Comics Egmont IDW Issues My Little Pony/Transformers Games Twilight Sparkle, Teacher for a Day Gameloft video game Collectible card game A Maretime
My_Little_Pony_(2003_toyline)
American record producer and musician (1933–2024)
North America and Europe, and the concerts met enthusiastic audiences and sparkling reviews, but the earnings failed to support a band of this size. Poor
Quincy_Jones
2024 Indian film by Kunal Khemu
funny as it moves effortlessly and incessantly between slapstick and sparkling silver-tongued wit." Conversely, Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave
Madgaon_Express
List of episodes of the British TV drama series
18 February 2015 (2015-02-18) August 2014 5.03 The launch of the latest sparkling wine, which is produced by the Carnarvon Estate Winery in Midsomer Vinae
List of Midsomer Murders episodes
List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes
Japanese fashion subculture
itsudemo purikura kiradekopuremiamu (いつでもプリクラ キラデコプレミアム) and abroad as the 'Sparkle Snapshots' series. Nintendo has made an homage to gyaru by having weapons
Gyaru
My Little Pony fan art website
questionable, explicit, semi-grimdark, grimdark, and grotesque. Derpibooru uses a software called Philomena (named after Princess Celestia's pet phoenix in the episode
Derpibooru
Symbols for emotional cues in text
presentations, meaning that software is expected to render them in black-and-white rather than color, and emoji-specific software such as onscreen keyboards
Emoji
Japanese art and music project
Future Media, featuring the Pokémon franchise and Vocaloid virtual singer software Hatsune Miku, starting September 2023. Project Voltage features 18 pieces
Project_Voltage
Chinese entrepreneur and video game producer (born 1987)
Castorice Cyrene Dan Heng Firefly Herta Kafka March 7th Phainon Robin Ruan Mei Sparkle Silver Wolf Tingyun Welt Yang Yunli Genshin Impact Locations Mondstadt
Liu Wei (businessman, born 1987)
Liu_Wei_(businessman,_born_1987)
Retrieved September 18, 2025. Romano, Sal (September 19, 2025). "Nippon Ichi Software announces action RPG Kyouran Makaism for PS5, Switch 2, and Switch". Gematsu
List of video games released in 2026
List_of_video_games_released_in_2026
2008 mobile phone
released on March 3, 2008. It is available in the colours of "Mocha Brown", "Sparkling Silver" and "Espresso Black", at 9.9 mm thick. It shares many design clues
Sony_Ericsson_W890i
Topics referred to by the same term
Volume (album) "Oslo", a song by Blonde Redhead from their 2010 album Penny Sparkle Oslo (play), a 2016 play by playwright J.T.Rogers Oslo (film), a 2021 film
Oslo_(disambiguation)
Indian actor (born 1988)
Eesha Rebba in Raagala 24 Gantallo. A critic for The Hindu noted that he "sparkle[d]" in his role. Satyadev then made his web series debut with Gods of Dharmapuri
Satyadev_(actor)
Overarching scheme that guides the design of a complement of products
Neil (April 7, 2002). "BEHIND THE WHEEL/2003 Cadillac CTS; Turning 100, Sparkling Like a Gem". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 29
Design_language
MP, f/1.8 + 0.08 MP 5 MP, f/2.2 5160 mAh (Li-Po) Android 14 (HyperOS) Sparkle Purple, Starry Black Redmi A5 POCO C71 serenity 25028RN03A 25028RN03G 25028RN03I
List_of_Redmi_products
Annual fundraising gala held in New York City
Retrieved May 26, 2014. Wilson, Eric (May 6, 2008). "Stars and Superheroes Sparkle at Museum Gala". New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2014. "Metropolitan
Met_Gala
1992 video game
The game follows Kirby as he goes through five levels to retrieve the Sparkling Stars and food of Dream Land from King Dedede. Kirby's Dream Land was
Kirby's_Dream_Land
Fourth incarnation of My Little Pony toyline and media franchise
Equestria Girls. The toyline often features nine characters – Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Spike, Princess
My_Little_Pony_(2010_toyline)
2007 Indian film by Aamir Khan
Meenakshi, Verma (26 December 2007). "Taare Zameen Par adds to Christmas sparkle at BO". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved
Taare_Zameen_Par
Type of cut used when shaping a diamond
of light reflections from the internal facets; that is, the degree of "sparkle" seen when the stone or observer moves. Scintillation is dependent on the
Diamond_cut
2023 film by Greta Gerwig
Cills, Hazel (May 26, 2023). "Dua Lipa's 'Dance the Night' puts a disco sparkle on Barbie's existential dread". NPR. Archived from the original on July
Barbie_(film)
Chinese video game developer
was prepended to the name. The prefix "mi" was inspired by the VOCALOID software Hatsune Miku, who was chosen due to her widespread popularity among the
MiHoYo
Plytanium Quilted Northern Sparkle Tenderly ToughRock Tutto Vanity Fair Infor CERTPOINT Systems Geac Computer Corporation D&B Software GT Nexus TradeCard MAPICS
Kevin_Gentry
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Sidecar (cocktail), an alcoholic drink Sidecar (sparkling water), a small glass of sparkling water served with an espresso; or an item served beside
Sidecar_(disambiguation)
Member of Rajya Sabha (born 1950)
Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022. "Presenting Harmony's silvers – sparkling lives, success stories, accounts of endurance, courage, grit, and passion"
Sudha_Murty
Canadian businessman (born 1962)
Herjavec founded BRAK Systems, a Canadian integrator of Internet security software, and sold it to AT&T Canada (now Allstream Inc.) in 2000 for $30.2 million
Robert_Herjavec
Chinese entrepreneur and video game producer (born 1987)
Castorice Cyrene Dan Heng Firefly Herta Kafka March 7th Phainon Robin Ruan Mei Sparkle Silver Wolf Tingyun Welt Yang Yunli Genshin Impact Locations Mondstadt
Cai_Haoyu
Android smartphones
the 12 GB + 256 GB variant. It is available in Pantone Dazzling Blue, Sparkling Grape, and Shadow. The Motorola Edge 60 Pro was well received for offering
Motorola_Edge_60_series
American comic strip starting 1931
later married Sparkle Plenty (the daughter of B.O. and 'Gravel' Gertie Plenty), and they had a daughter named Sparkle Plenty Jr. Sparkle had been divorced
Dick_Tracy
former's message can be inferred in the title by reading the letters that sparkle in the box art from bottom to top, spelling out "YA I M R U?" Untitled
List_of_Internet_phenomena
1981 video game
column Arcade Alley, written by Bill Kunkel and Arnie Katz, said UFO! "sparkles with audio and visual effects". In their third Annual Arcade Awards, they
UFO!
2005 film directed by Joss Whedon
subliminal message that triggered River Tam, is partially inspired by Mr. Sparkle, the mascot of a fictional brand of dish-washing detergent, who was featured
Serenity_(2005_film)
Artist filmography
Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014. "Sparkles and Gloom". Random! Cartoons. Episode 7 (third segment). January 10, 2009
Kari_Wahlgren_filmography
Chinese video game franchise
song "Fly Me to the Moon." FlyMe2theMoon was developed using the Cocos2d software and the Box2D physics engine. The game's main theme song, Moon Trip, was
Honkai
Interactive Vivendi Universal Games [citation needed] Microsoft Windows Barbie Sparkling Ice Show Microsoft Windows Krome Studios Vivendi Universal Games [citation
List_of_Vivendi_Games_titles
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English : variant of Sparks.
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English : patronymic from Spark 1.
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Sparkle of light, Fire
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English : nickname for a frugal person, from Middle English spare ‘sparing’, ‘frugal’.
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Sparkle
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Fame; Sparkle
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Sparkle.
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Fire; Sparkle of Light
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Sparkle of light, Fire
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Radiance; Sparkle
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English : unexplained.Thomas Woolson, from England, settled in Cambridge, MA, before 1660.
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English : habitational name from either of two minor places named Cowlishaw, in Derbyshire and Lancashire.
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Palm Tree
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Laughs.
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That beholds.
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Lord Shiva
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Tiny
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English : from a double diminutive of the personal name Per.variant spelling of Parlet (see Parlette).
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adv.
In a spare manner; sparingly.
v. t.
Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.
v. t.
To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.
n.
Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.
n.
To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sparkle
n.
A small spark.
n.
To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
imp. & p. p.
of Sparkle
v. t.
Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.
v. i.
Gleam; glimmer; sparkle.
n.
A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
n.
Figuratively, any little thing that sparkless.
n.
A little spark; a scintillation.
v. i.
To play the spark, beau, or lover.
n.
One who, or that which, sparkles.
v. t.
To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.
n.
A spark arrester.
v. i.
To sparkle.
v. t.
To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.