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# sprite

noun (a sprite, sprites); brand (Sprite)

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

## Everyday

1. A small magical creature like a fairy or elf in stories, often playful or mischievous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#m1)
2. (computing) A small picture or character that moves around in a computer game, such as in Scratch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#m2)
3. (science) A rare flash of red light high above a thunderstorm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#m3)
4. Sprite (with a capital S) is a lemon-lime fizzy drink brand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories, sprites are water or air spirits in myths and fairy tales; in coding lessons with Scratch, pupils program sprites (like the cat) to move, talk and react. In science, «red sprites» are a kind of upper-air lightning photographed from planes and space.

### Examples

- In Scratch, make the sprite move ten steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#x1)
- A water sprite lived in the river in the fairy tale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#x2)
- Change your sprite's costume to make it look like it's walking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#x3)
- The mischievous sprite hid the farmer's boots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#x4)
- Red sprites flash high above thunderclouds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#x5)
- Can I have a Sprite with my lunch? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#x6)
- “That's glorious fun!” said the sprite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sprite/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Say to rhyme with «bright». Similar: fairy, pixie, elf. In Scratch, a sprite is any object on the stage besides the background.

## On Mova

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