HAPPY AS A CLAM/LARK

Meaning of HAPPY AS A CLAM/LARK in English

very happy, carefree When Tim is working on his car, he's happy as a clam.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 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
CLAM — I In general, any bivalve mollusk . True clams, in the strict sense, have equal shells, closed by two opposing …
Английский словарь Британика
LARK — I. ˈlärk, ˈlȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English larke, from Old English lāwerce; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAPPY — I. ˈhapē, -pi adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from hap, happe hap + -y — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLAM — I. ˈklam, -aa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clamm bond, fetter; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAPPY — (superl.) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort; …
Английский словарь Webster
CLAM — (v. t.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the …
Английский словарь Webster
HAPPY — ( superl. ) Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAM — ( v. t. ) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya …
Webster's Revised Unabridged 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
HAPPY — /hap"ee/ , adj., happier, happiest . 1. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLAM — clam 1 — clamlike , adj. — clammer , n. /klam/ , n. , v. , clammed, clamming . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
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
CLAM — I. ˈklam noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clamm bond, fetter; akin to Old High German klamma constriction and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAPPY — adjective ( hap·pi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English, from hap Date: 14th century 1. : favored by luck or …
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
HAPPY — superl dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous. 2. happy ·superl favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; …
Webster English vocab
CLAM — noun claminess; moisture. 2. clam ·vt strong pinchers or forceps. 3. clam ·vt a kind of vise, usually of wood. …
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
HAPPY — [hap.py] adj hap.pi.er ; -est [ME, fr. hap] (14c) 1: favored by luck or fortune: fortunate 2: notably fitting, effective, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLAM — [clam] n [ME, fr. OE clamm bond, fetter; akin to OHG klamma constriction, L glomus ball] (bef. 12c): clamp, clasp …
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
CLAM — in general, any member of the invertebrate class Bivalviamollusks with a bivalved shell (i.e., one with two separate sections). More …
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
HAPPY — happ|y, Happy BrE AmE ˈhæp |i ▷ happ|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ happ|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▶ ˌ …
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
HAPPY — / ˈhæpi; NAmE / adjective ( hap·pier , hap·pi·est ) FEELING / GIVING PLEASURE 1. happy (to do sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLAM — / klæm; NAmE / ■ noun a shellfish that can be eaten. It has a shell in two parts that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
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
HAPPY — hap ‧ py S1 W1 /ˈhæpi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative happier , superlative happiest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLAM — I. clam 1 /klæm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: clam 'two-part fastener' (14-20 centuries) , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
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
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLAM — n. & v. --n. 1 any bivalve mollusc, esp. the edible N. American hard or round clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLAM — n. & v. n. 1 any bivalve mollusc, esp. the edible n. American hard or round clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
HAPPY — adj. (happier, happiest) 1. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. 2 a fortunate; characterized by happiness. b (of words, behaviour, …
Oxford English vocab
CLAM — n. & v. --n. 1. any bivalve mollusc, esp. the edible N. American hard or round clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
HAPPY — ( happier, happiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAPPY — (happier, happiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LARK — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The trip to Dresden was a lark . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAPPY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a happy home (= a happy family ) ▪ We had a happy home. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE giant ▪ The exact location is being kept secret to avoid poaching, which …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AS — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic hails sth/sb as sth (= describes someone or something as very good …
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
CLAM — n. heart clam coquina clam razor clam
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLAM — n. In general, any bivalve mollusk . True clams, in the strict sense, have equal shells, closed by two opposing …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAPPY — INDEX: 1. feeling happy 2. happy because something good has happened 3. very happy because something good has happened 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
HAPPY — See ↑ HAPPY 1,2,4,8,9, ↑ SATISFIED/NOT SATISFIED 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be glad/happy to see the back of • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
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
HAPPY — adj. 25B6; adjective Melissa looked happy and excited : CHEERFUL, cheery, merry, joyful, jovial, jolly, jocular, gleeful, carefree, untroubled, delighted, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAPPY — < tool > A dyslexic acronym for "A Yacc-like Haskell Parser generator". An LALR1 grammar parser generator for Haskell . …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LARK — n. 1 frolic, spree, escapade, caper, fling, romp, adventure, revel, jape, game, antic, horseplay, shenanigans, mischief, prank, practical joke The …
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