lark¹ Definition
lark (lärk)
noun
- any of a large family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World passerine birds, including the skylark and horned lark
- any of various birds from other families, as the meadowlark
Etymology: ME lark, laverke < OE laferce, older læwerce, akin to Ger lerche (OHG lērahha), ON lævirki (Dan lerke)
lark² Definition
lark (lärk)
intransitive verb
- to play or frolic; have a merry time
- to cause one's horse to jump fences, etc. unnecessarily
Etymology: ? alteration (infl. by lark) of northern dial. lake < ME laike, to play < ON leika & OE lacan, akin to Goth laikan, to hop, leap < IE base *leig-, *loig-, to hop > Sans rḗjatē, (he) hops, quivers
noun
- a frolic or spree
- a merry prank
lark² Related Forms
lark Synonyms
lark
n.
lark Usage Examples
Converse of object
- hear: Hear the lark harken to the barking of the dark fox Gone to ground.
- enjoy: I enjoy larks on my windows worse as any.
- have: This play sounds like the work of an amateur group having a lark - something Big Finish have thus far avoided.
- start: Or will I forget homework and start that bad lark?
- see: Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage?
Adjective modifier
- short-toed: Short-toed lark: big numbers at 5 km northwest of Cabras in fields at edge of marshes.
- crested: The remaining birds were spotted during various trips including the crested lark at a busy roundabout near the center of La Rochelle.
- lesser: As Clive lay on the ground, to his surprise, the lesser spotted wood lark flew down and settled on his boots.
- many: I hadn't heard so many larks for a long time.
- great: But this is a great lark, Ann Veronica!
Modifies a noun
- song: Will the larks song still be there For other lovers, other times?
- field: Day 9 - 29th Nov. Meet Birdlife guide for morning at Wakkerstroom lark fields.
Modifying Another Word
about: There is a photo of the band larking about in the garden of Elm Tree House at band practice.
Noun used with modifier
- sky: She called the place in her books ' Lark Rise ' because of the sky larks that flew over the fields.
- desert: Wadi Al-Hitan is not separately noted but the desert species hoopoe lark Alaemon alaudipes, probably occurs.
- wood: As Clive lay on the ground, to his surprise, the lesser spotted wood lark flew down and settled on his boots.
- calandra: The mimosa plantings are good for short-toed, lesser short-toed and calandra larks and for Barbary partridges.
- computer: I'm getting the hang of this computer lark!
- gardening: This year second - perhaps I'm starting to get better at this gardening lark.
Possessives
song: Everywhere at the caravan we were surrounded by nature and most of all my Grandpa loved the lark's song.

