LARK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lark mean?
• LARK (noun)
The noun LARK has 4 senses:
1. North American songbirds having a yellow breast
2. a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
3. any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
4. any carefree episode
Familiarity information: LARK used as a noun is uncommon.
• LARK (verb)
The verb LARK has 1 sense:
1. play boisterously
Familiarity information: LARK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LARK (noun)
Meaning:
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
meadowlark; lark
Hypernyms ("lark" is a kind of...):
American oriole; New World oriole; oriole (American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lark"):
eastern meadowlark; Sturnella magna (a meadowlark of eastern North America)
Sturnella neglecta; western meadowlark (a meadowlark of western North America)
Holonyms ("lark" is a member of...):
genus Sturnella; Sturnella (a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks)
Meaning:
A songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
pipit; titlark; lark
Hypernyms ("lark" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lark"):
Anthus pratensis; meadow pipit (a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia)
Holonyms ("lark" is a member of...):
Anthus; genus Anthus (pipits)
Meaning:
Any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("lark" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lark"):
Alauda arvensis; skylark (brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height)
Holonyms ("lark" is a member of...):
Alaudidae; family Alaudidae (larks)
Meaning:
Any carefree episode
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
escapade; lark
Hypernyms ("lark" is a kind of...):
diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lark"):
sexcapade (a sexual escapade; an illicit affair)
• LARK (verb)
Meaning:
Play boisterously
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
skylark; run around; romp; rollick; lark about; lark; gambol; frolic; frisk; cavort; disport; sport
Context examples:
The children frolicked in the garden / the gamboling lambs in the meadows / The toddlers romped in the playroom
Hypernyms (to "lark" is one way to...):
play (be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
