Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lark

4 senses of lark

Sense 1
meadowlark, lark -- (North American songbirds having a yellow breast)
       => New World oriole, American oriole, oriole -- (American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow)

Sense 2
pipit, titlark, lark -- (a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage)
       => oscine, oscine bird -- (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Sense 3
lark -- (any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing)
       => oscine, oscine bird -- (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Sense 4
escapade, lark -- (any carefree episode)
       => diversion, recreation -- (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lark

1 sense of lark

Sense 1
frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about -- (play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom")
       => play -- (be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl")