lark
1any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark and titlark.
Origin of lark
1Words Nearby lark
Other definitions for lark (2 of 2)
a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
innocent or good-natured mischief; a prank.
something extremely easy to accomplish, succeed in, or to obtain: That exam was a lark.
to have fun; frolic; romp.
to behave mischievously; play pranks.
Fox Hunting. (of a rider) to take jumps unnecessarily: He tired his horse by larking on the way home.
Origin of lark
2Other words from lark
- larker, noun
- lark·i·ness, lark·ish·ness, noun
- lark·ing·ly, adverb
- larkish, larky, adjective
- lark·ish·ly, adverb
- larksome, adjective
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How to use lark in a sentence
What began as a lark turned into Noah Basketball, named not-so-subtly for the biblical Noah’s ark story.
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There are many other reasons why couples are increasingly choosing to sleep apart, including differences in sleep-wake schedules—she’s a lark, he’s an owl, differences in work schedules, and children, to name a few.
'Separate Beds Are a Bad Sign' and 5 Other Sleep Myths That Are Hurting Your Relationship | Wendy Troxel | June 2, 2021 | TimeIt was all just a lark, a prank pulled by Jones to pass the stagnant time.
How Two WWI POWs Conned Their Way Out With a Ouija Board | Margalit Fox | May 31, 2021 | The Daily BeastTopher Grace, a varsity tennis player, got hurt, decided to do a school play on a lark and BAM!
Free Crimea, we ultimately discover, is the work of a drunken Brit on a lark.
This 1979 Novel Predicted Putin’s Invasion Of Crimea | Michael Weiss | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut what started as a lark became a professional passion for Holland.
The idea was conceived by a food scientist at Brigham Young University, who added dry ice to the cultured dairy on a lark.
Like so many young girls, she tried modeling as a lark, a way of escaping the humdrum and finding glamour.
Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington’s Memoir Offers Few Revelations | Robin Givhan | November 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMercury on a lark in your opposite sign calls for expressions that run counter to the woulda-shoulda-coulda loop in your mind.
What the Stars Hold for Your Week, June 26-July 2, 2011 | Starsky + Cox | June 26, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHence Shakespeare speaks of 'the lark, that tirra-lyra chants,' Wint.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerHigh overhead a lark was pouring out its song; in the lane at the orchard end rang the beat of trotting hoofs.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniOr how is it that grass grows in the fields, and the lark sings in the sky, and the trees lose their leaves in winter?
The Whale and the Grasshopper | Seumas O'BrienHe was as gay as a lark, humming an Oppra tune, and twizzting round his head his hevy gold-headed cane.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace ThackerayUp we marched to our apartmince, me carrying the light and the cloax, master hummink a hair out of the oppra, as merry as a lark.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for lark (1 of 2)
/ (lɑːk) /
any brown songbird of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae, esp the skylark: noted for their singing
short for titlark, meadowlark
(often capital) any of various slender but powerful fancy pigeons, such as the Coburg Lark
up with the lark up early in the morning
Origin of lark
1British Dictionary definitions for lark (2 of 2)
/ (lɑːk) informal /
a carefree adventure or frolic
a harmless piece of mischief
what a lark! how amusing!
(often foll by about) to have a good time by frolicking
to play a prank
Origin of lark
2Derived forms of lark
- larker, noun
- larkish, adjective
- larkishness, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with lark
In addition to the idiom beginning with lark
- lark it up
also see:
- happy as the day is long (as a lark)
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