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# sparkler

noun (a sparkler, sparklers)

«sparkler» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sparkler is a thin wire stick covered with a firework mix that burns slowly and throws off bright sparks when you hold it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#m1)
2. A sparkler can also mean something that sparkles, like a shiny jewel, or a sparkling drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday: sparklers are used on Bonfire Night (UK), on Independence Day (USA), at New Year, at Diwali and on birthday cakes. Safety: sparklers get very hot, much hotter than a cooker, and can burn skin and set clothes on fire; wear gloves, hold at arm's length, one at a time, never wave near others, and put used ones in a bucket of water or sand because the wire stays hot. Children under five should not hold them. Phrases: «light a sparkler», «wave a sparkler», «write your name with a sparkler».

### Examples

- We wrote our names in the air with sparklers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#x1)
- Hold the sparkler at arm's length. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#x2)
- Put the used sparkler into the bucket of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#x3)
- Wear gloves when you hold a sparkler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#x4)
- The birthday cake had a sparkler on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#x5)
- On Bonfire Night we had sparklers in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#x6)
- A sparkler can stay hot for minutes after it goes out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#x7)
- Only one sparkler at a time, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a sparkler, sparklers». Myth: sparklers are not «safe little fireworks»; they cause many burns to children every year. Verb: «sparkle»; adjective: «sparkly».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sparkler» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sparkler/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sparkler» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sparkler.html) on Mova free.