LARK

Meaning of LARK in English

n. & v. colloq.

n. 1 a frolic or spree; an amusing incident; a joke. 2 Brit. a type of activity, affair, etc. (fed up with this digging lark).

v.intr. (foll. by about) play tricks; frolic. larky adj. larkiness n.

[ 19th c.: orig. uncert. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

LARK — Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found throughout the continental Old World. Only the horned, or shore, …
Английский словарь Британика
LARK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LARK — lark 1 /lahrk/ , n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LARK — I. ˈlärk noun Etymology: Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāwerce; akin to Old High German lērihha lark Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LARK — vi a frolic; a jolly time. 2. lark ·vi to catch larks; as, to go larking. 3. lark ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
LARK — [lark] n [ME laveroc, laverke, fr. OE lawerce; akin to OHG lerihha lark] (bef. 12c): any of a family (Alaudidae) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LARK — family name Alaudidae, any of about 75 species of a songbird family (order Passeriformes). Larks occur throughout the continental Old …
Britannica English vocabulary
LARK — lark, Lark BrE AmE lɑːk AmE lɑːrk ▷ larked lɑːkt AmE lɑːrkt ▷ larking ˈlɑːk ɪŋ AmE ˈlɑːrk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LARK — / lɑːk; NAmE lɑːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small brown bird with a pleasant song —see also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARK — I. lark 1 /lɑːk $ lɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1,5: Language: Old English ; Origin: lawerce ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LARK — n. & v. colloq. --n. 1 a frolic or spree; an amusing incident; a joke. 2 Brit. a type of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LARK — n. 1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LARK — 1. n.1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
Oxford English vocab
LARK — ( larks) 1. A lark is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound. N-COUNT 2. If you say …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LARK — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The trip to Dresden was a lark . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LARK — n. Any of about 75 species of songbirds (family Alaudidae) found throughout the continental Old World. Only the horned, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LARK — n. (informal) 25B6; noun we were just having a bit of a lark : FUN, amusement, laugh, giggle, joke; escapade, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LARK — n. 1 frolic, spree, escapade, caper, fling, romp, adventure, revel, jape, game, antic, horseplay, shenanigans, mischief, prank, practical joke The …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble ≈ жаворонки поют to rise with the lark ≈ вставать чуть свет, с петухами …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LARK — lark.ogg _I lɑ:k n зоол. жаворонок ( Alauda gen. ) to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет; вставать …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LARK — lark I сущ.жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют•• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с петухами …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LARK — _I lɑ:k n зоол. жаворонок ( Alauda gen. ) to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет; вставать с …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют •• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble — жаворонки поют •• to rise with the lark — вставать чуть свет, с петухами II 1. сущ. 1) шутка, проказа; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LARK — жаворонок; pl жаворонковые (Alaudidae) - bar-tailed desert lark - bifasciated lark - black lark - Botha's lark - bush lark - calandra lark - crested lark - desert …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LARK — жаворонок; pl жаворонковые ( Alaudidae ) - bar-tailed desert lark - bifasciated lark - black lark - Botha's lark - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
LARK — _I _n. жаворонок; to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет, с петухами _II 1. _n. шутка, проказа; забава, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LARK — I n. жаворонок; to rise with the lark - вставать чуть свет, с петухами II 1. n. шутка, проказа; забава, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LARK — шутить, забавляться; резвиться брать препятствия (на лошади); шутка, проказа; забава, веселье жаворонок lark about - шумно резвиться what a lark! - (как) забавно!
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
LARK — _I lɑ:k _n. жаворонок; to rise with the lark вставать чуть свет, с петухами _II lɑ:k 1. _n. шутка, проказа; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LARK — I сущ. жаворонок larks sing, warble ≈ жаворонки поют to rise with the lark ≈ вставать чуть свет, с петухами …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LARK — alaude; (fun) burla
English interlingue dictionary
LARK — galagala
English-Visayan vocabulary
LARK — I. noun Etymology: Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English lāwerce; akin to Old High German lērihha ~ Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LARK — (v. i.) To catch larks; as, to go larking.
Английский словарь Webster
LARK — (n.) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They mostly belong …
Английский словарь Webster
LARK — (v. i.) To sport; to frolic.
Английский словарь Webster
LARK — (v. i.) A frolic; a jolly time.
Английский словарь Webster
LARK — ( v. i. ) To sport; to frolic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LARK — ( v. i. ) To catch larks; as, to go larking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LARK — ( v. i. ) A frolic; a jolly time.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LARK — ( n. ) Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus Alauda and allied genera (family Alaudidae). They …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LARK — v. have fun; play pranks
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LARK — n. any of a number of songbirds (mainly found in Europe, Asia and North Africa); fun adventure; mischievous act, prank
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LARK — n. Function: intransitive verb Etymology: probably alteration of lake to frolic Date: 1813 : to engage in harmless fun or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LARK — n. Function: noun Etymology: 3 lark Date: circa 1811 : a source of or quest for amusement or adventure <thought …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LARK — n. Pronunciation: ' lärk Function: noun Etymology: Middle English laveroc, laverke, from Old English l ā werce; akin to Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LARK — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a songbird with brown streaky plumage, elongated hind claws, and a song that is delivered …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LARK — n. 1 any small bird of the family Alaudidae with brown plumage, elongated hind claws and tuneful song, esp. the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LARK — (~s) 1. A ~ is a small brown bird which makes a pleasant sound. N-COUNT 2. If you say that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LARK — (BIRD), skylark [noun] [C] - a small bird which builds its nest on the ground and is well known for …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LARK — A boat. LARK A piece of merriment. People playing together jocosely.
Slang English vocab
LARK — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: ESCAPADE , caper, rollick 2 Synonyms: PRANK , antic, caper, dido(es), frolic, monkeyshine(s), shenanigan, shine(s), …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LARK — noun 1. Synonyms: escapade , caper, rollick 2. Synonyms: prank , antic, caper, dido(es), frolic, monkeyshine(s), shenanigan, shine(s), tomfoolery, trick
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LARK — I n. prank for a ~ (he did it just for a ~) II n. type of bird ~s sing, …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LARK — karl
Anagrams English vocabulary
LARK — See it was a lark
English Idioms vocabulary
LARK — oily rag
Cocney English vocab
LARK — Жаворонковые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LARK — (v) веселиться; забавляться; перескакивать; резвиться; шутить
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LARK — (n) веселая шутка; веселье; жаворонок; проказа; шалость
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LARK — I [lɑ:k] n зоол. жаворонок ( Alauda gen. ) ♢ to rise with the ~ - вставать чуть свет; ≅ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LARK — v. шутить, забавляться, резвиться, брать препятствия
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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