Synonyms for lark
lɑrklark

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1. meadowlark, larknoun

   North American songbirds having a yellow breast

   Synonyms:
   meadowlark, pipit, titlark, escapade

2. pipit, titlark, larknoun

   a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

   Synonyms:
   meadowlark, pipit, titlark, escapade

3. larknoun

   any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing

   Synonyms:
   meadowlark, pipit, titlark, escapade

4. escapade, larkverb

   any carefree episode

   Synonyms:
   risky venture, adventure, dangerous undertaking, titlark, pipit, meadowlark, escapade

5. frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark aboutverb

   play boisterously

   "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"

   Synonyms:
   boast, sport, frolic, romp, run around, amuse, lark about, divert, rollick, disport, cavort, frisk, gambol, feature, skylark

Matched Categories

1. • New World Oriole
   • Oscine Bird

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1. larknoun

   Synonyms:
   frolic

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1. List of paraphrases for "lark":

   joke, sparrow

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How to use lark in a sentence?

1. John Kasich:

   We'll see if I can get the resources. I'm not in this for a lark, if I were to get in it, I would get in it to win and if I didn't think I could win, I wouldn't run.

2. Evelyn Aub:

   I'm completely independent, happy as a lark.

3. Elise Lark:

   We're basically like a natural history museum, so it's very specialized retail... Elise Lark need somebody who's enthusiastic about natural sciences.