Synonyms for spark plug
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Stimulus — someone who is a driving force in new endeavours
2. Sparking plug
plug, sparking plug dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who is a driving force in new endeavours.
Helen is a real spark plug. We're lucky she's on the team.
- n. 2
The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.)
In the 21st century, it is not unusual for a set of spark plugs to last a decade or longer; gone are the days when changing the plugs annually was common.
Example sentences
- stimulus Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.
- catalyst The catalyst system efficiency is below the threshold.
By length
- 4 letters
- plug1
- 8 letters
- stimulus3, catalyst3
- 10 letters
- instigator4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stimulus3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
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