'Lark' definitions:
Definition of 'lark'
From: WordNet
noun
North American songbirds having a yellow breast [syn: meadowlark, lark]
noun
A songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage [syn: pipit, titlark, lark]
noun
Any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
noun
Any carefree episode [syn: escapade, lark]
verb
Definition of 'Lark'
From: GCIDE
- Lark \Lark\ (l[aum]rk), n. [Perh fr. AS. l[=a]c play, sport. Cf. Lake, v. i.] A frolic; a jolly time. [Colloq.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lark'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Lark'
From: GCIDE
- Lark \Lark\, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[=a]werce; akin to D. leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[=e]rahha, G. lerche, Sw. l[aum]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[ae]virki.] (Zool.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudid[ae]). They mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned larks, of the genus Otocoris. The true larks have holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and, usually, dull, sandy brown colors. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The European skylark, or lark of the poets ({Alauda arvensis}), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are killed for the markets. Other well-known European species are the crested, or tufted, lark ({Alauda cristata}), and the wood lark (Alauda arborea). The pipits, or titlarks, of the genus Anthus (family Motacillid[ae]) are often called larks. See Pipit. The American meadow larks, of the genus Sturnella, are allied to the starlings. See Meadow Lark. The Australian bush lark is Mirafra Horsfieldii. See Shore lark. [1913 Webster]
- Lark bunting (Zool.), a fringilline bird ({Calamospiza melanocorys}) found on the plains of the Western United States.
- Lark sparrow (Zool.), a sparrow (Chondestes grammacus), found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United States. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lark'
From: GCIDE
- Lark \Lark\, v. i. To catch larks; as, to go larking. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lark'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adventure,
- antic,
- bat,
- bender,
- binge,
- bout,
- bulbul,
- bust,
- canary,
- caper,
- carousal,
- carouse,
- cavort,
- celebrate,
- celebration,
- cuckoo,
- cut loose,
- debauch,
- drinking bout,
- eagle,
- escapade,
- feathered songster,
- fling,
- frolic,
- gambol,
- game,
- hell around,
- horseplay,
- jape,
- jollify,
- jolly,
- let go,
- let loose,
- let off steam,
- make merry,
- make whoopee,
- mavis,
- mischief,
- mockingbird,
- monkeyshine,
- nightingale,
- orgy,
- oriole,
- Philomel,
- play,
- ploy,
- practical joke,
- prank,
- raise hell,
- randan,
- randy,
- revel,
- ringdove,
- rocket,
- roister,
- rollick,
- romp,
- see life,
- shenanigan,
- shenanigans,
- shines,
- singing bird,
- skylark,
- skyrocket,
- song sparrow,
- songbird,
- songster,
- sport,
- spree,
- step out,
- tear,
- thrush,
- tomfoolery,
- toot,
- trick,
- wanton,
- warbler,
- whoop it up,
- wingding
Words containing 'Lark'
- Larked,
- Larking,
- lark about,
- Field lark,
- Ground lark,
- Horned lark,
- Lark bunting,
- Lark sparrow,
- Magpie lark,
- Mud lark,
- Sand lark,
- Sea lark,
- Shore lark,
- To dare larks,
- Tree lark,
- White lark,
- Willow lark,
- Wood lark,
- Writing lark,
- meadow lark,
- pipit larks,
- scribbling lark,
- Lark's-heel,
- Lark-colored,
- Meadow Lark Lake,
- Meadow Lark Lake, WY,
- West Ken-Lark,
- West Ken-Lark, FL