Found 7 hits - Term: lark, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lark \lark\ laumrk, n. perh fr. as. l=ac play, sport. cf.
lake, v. i.
a frolic; a jolly time. colloq. --dickens.
1913 webster
see also:
lake
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lark \lark\, v. i. imp. p. p. larked laumrkt; p. pr.
vb. n. larking.
to sport; to frolic. colloq.
1913 webster
see also:
larked larking
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lark \lark\, n. oe. larke, laverock, as. l=awerce; akin to d.
leeuwerik, lg. lewerke, ohg. l=erahha, g. lerche, sw.
laumrka, dan. lerke, icel. laevirki. zool.
any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus
alauda and allied genera family alaudidae. 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
motacillidae 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
see also:
alauda alaudidae otocoris alauda arvensis alauda cristata alauda arborea
anthus motacillidae pipit sturnella meadow lark
mirafra horsfieldii shore lark lark bunting calamospiza melanocorys lark sparrow
chondestes grammacus
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lark \lark\, v. i.
to catch larks; as, to go larking.
1913 webster
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
lark
n 1: north american yellow-breasted songbirds syn: meadowlark
2: small songbirds resembling larks syn: pipit, titlark
3: any of numerous predominantly old world birds noted for
their singing
4: any carefree episode syn: escapade
v : play boisterously; "the children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "the toddlers
romped in the playroom" syn: frolic, rollick, skylark,
disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp,
run around, lark about
see also:
meadowlark pipit titlark escapade frolic rollick
skylark disport sport cavort gambol
frisk romp run around lark about
- [6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
79 moby thesaurus words for "lark":
philomel, 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, 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
- [7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
lark, nd
zip codes: 58535
lark, ut
zip codes: 84065
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