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English noun: lark | |||
| 1. | lark (animal) North American songbirds having a yellow breast | ||
| Synonyms | meadowlark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | American oriole, New World oriole, oriole | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna, Sturnella neglecta, western meadowlark | ||
| Member meronym | genus Sturnella, Sturnella | ||
| 2. | lark (animal) a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage | ||
| Synonyms | pipit, titlark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oscine, oscine bird | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Anthus pratensis, meadow pipit | ||
| Member meronym | Anthus, genus Anthus | ||
| 3. | lark (animal) any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oscine, oscine bird | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Alauda arvensis, skylark | ||
| Member meronym | Alaudidae, family Alaudidae | ||
| 4. | lark (act) any carefree episode | ||
| Synonyms | escapade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diversion, recreation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sexcapade | ||
English verb: lark | |||
| 1. | lark (motion) play boisterously | ||
| Samples | The children frolicked in the garden. The gamboling lambs in the meadows. The toddlers romped in the playroom. | ||
| Synonyms | cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
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