1. A small piece of burning material that comes from a fire or is produced by rubbing or hitting two hard objects together: "A spark from the logs in the fireplace could set something in this cabin on fire."
2. A quality that makes a person or something pleasant, interesting, or successful: "He's a great actor, but he seems to have lost some of the spark he used to have."

1. To cause something to start or to happen: "His accusation is bound to spark an argument."
2. To increase interest, liveliness, or flavor to something: "His jokes always spark laughter before he even starts to tell them."

1. Complete or utterly; extreme; entirely: "Too many people are living in stark poverty."

"All of that loud noise is about to drive me stark raving insane and why is that guy walking down the street stark naked?"

2. Unpleasant and difficult to accept or to experience: "The stark reality of his death while driving should be a stark reminder of the dangers of driving while drunk."

To begin doing something or to do the first part of something: "She saw the new assignment as a chance to start a new life."

"The fitness trainer suggested that we start with some warm-up exercises."

The first part of an activity, development, event, or the time at which something begins: "From the start of this winter, it has been snowing at least once a week."

"The discovery of the books could be the start of a better understanding of how the pioneers were able to survive as they traveled across the country."