lark
Plural: larks
Noun
- North American songbirds having a yellow breast
- a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
- any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
- any carefree episode
- Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark.
- One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
- A jolly or peppy person.
- A frolic or romp, some fun.
- A prank.
Verb
Verb Forms: larked, larking, larks
- To engage in playful or mischievous activities; to frolic.
- play boisterously
- To catch larks (type of bird).
- To sport, engage in harmless pranking.
- To frolic, engage in carefree adventure.
Examples
- Instead of meticulously planning, he decided to LARK around with some silly two-letter words in Scrabble.
- to go larking
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English larke, laverke, from Old English lāwerce, lǣwerce, lāuricæ, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwarikā, from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ, *laiwazikǭ (compare dialectal West Frisian larts, Dutch leeuwerik, German Lerche), from *laiwaz (borrowed into Finnish leivo, Estonian lõo), of unknown ultimate origin with no definitive cognates outside of Germanic.
Synonyms
cavort, disport, escapade, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark about, meadowlark, pipit, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport, titlark, early bird, early riser, especially in phrase on a whim, whim
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
lark: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlark: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lark: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary