Skylark

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An Old World lark (Alauda arvensis) having brownish plumage and noted for its singing while in flight.
  • verb-intransitive. To play actively and boisterously; frolic.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
  • v. To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under lark.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The common lark of Europe, Alauda arvensis: so called because it mounts toward the sky and sings as it flies. Also called sky-laverock, rising-lark, field-lark, short-heeled lark, etc. The name extends to some other true larks, and also to a few of the pipits.
  • To engage in boisterous fun or frolic.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. play boisterously
  • n. brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
    • Verb Form
    skylarked    skylarking    skylarks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    play    lark   
    Cross Reference
    missouri skylark    australian skylark   
    Variant
    sky laverock    lark   
    Form
    skylarker    skylarking   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sparrer    bluebird    Riviera    serenader    songstress   
     
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