Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   lark

   /lɑːk/

   noun

   • 1. something done for fun, especially something mischievous or daring; an amusing adventure or escapade: "I only went along for a lark" Similar funamusementamusing timelaughgigglejokeescapadepranktrickgamejapeskylarkpractical jokestuntinformal:leg-pullput-ongagcrackanticshigh jinkshorseplayfooling aboutfooling aroundmischiefdevilryrogueryclowningtomfooleryinformal:shenanigansmonkey tricksmonkey businessdidoesdated:sport
   • ▪ an activity regarded as foolish or a waste of time: "he's serious about this music lark" Similar activityundertakingthing to dohobbypastimetaskinformal:businesscaper

   verb

   • 1. enjoy oneself by behaving in a playful and mischievous way: British "he's always joking and larking about in the office"

   Word Origin early 19th century: perhaps from dialect lake ‘play’, from Old Norse leika, but compare with skylark in the same sense, which is recorded earlier.

   Derivatives

   • 1. larkiness noun
   • 2. larky adjective
   • 3. larkish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • K

     5

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. People also ask

   What does Lark mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! LARK definition: 1. a small, brown bird that is known for its beautiful singing 2. an activity done for a joke that…. Learn more.

   LARK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lark

   See all results for this question

   What does a lark do?

   • Often unplanned, a lark can happen when you are feeling adventurous. You might decide on a lark to audition for a reality show — and be picked! The act of trying something new like this can also be called larking. A lark is also a kind of songbird.

   Lark - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/lark

   See all results for this question

   What does the song of the Lark mean?

   • The Song of the Lark painting meaning is about the start of a new day. The lark, referenced in the painting’s title, is a bird, also known as a songbird, that symbolizes dawn or love, and sometimes it also holds religious meaning. Alicia du Plessis is a multidisciplinary writer.

   "Song of the Lark" Painting by Jules Breton - A Detailed Analysis

   artincontext.org/song-of-the-lark-painting-by-jules-breton/

   See all results for this question

   What does a lark symbolize?

   • The lark was also believed to symbolize the start of a new working day for peasants and was regarded as the peasants’ bird. In Jules Michelet’s, a French historian, book L’Oiseau (1856), he described the lark as “the labourer’s bird” and the national bird of the Gauls.

   "Song of the Lark" Painting by Jules Breton - A Detailed Analysis

   artincontext.org/song-of-the-lark-painting-by-jules-breton/

   See all results for this question

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › larkLark Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lark

   • Cached

   The meaning of LARK is any of a family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World ground-dwelling songbirds that are usually brownish in color; especially : skylark. How to use lark in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLARK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   an activity done for a joke that is not intended to cause serious harm or damage: The kids hid their teacher's bike for a lark. this ... lark UK informal. a way of referring to an activity or a situation that you do not take seriously: I don't really think I'm suited to this marriage lark.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLARK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   an activity done for a joke that is not intended to cause serious harm or damage: The kids hid their teacher's bike for a lark. this ... lark UK informal. a way of referring to an activity or a situation that you do not take seriously: I don't really think I'm suited to this marriage lark. See more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLARK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   1. any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, esp. the skylark Alauda arvensis. 2. any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark and titlark.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › larkLARK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › lark

   • Cached

   Lark definition: any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.. See examples of LARK used in a sentence.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › larkLark - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lark

   Definitions of lark. noun. any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing. see more. noun. a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage. synonyms: pipit, titlark. see more. noun. North American songbirds having a yellow breast. synonyms: meadowlark. see more. noun.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › larkLark - definition of lark by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › lark

   • Cached

   1. (Animals) any brown songbird of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae, esp the skylark: noted for their singing. 2. (Animals) short for titlark, meadowlark. 3. (Animals) ( often capital) any of various slender but powerful fancy pigeons, such as the Coburg Lark. 4. up with the lark up early in the morning.