| lark | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. lark, meadowlark | North American songbirds having a yellow breast. |
| ~ american oriole, new world oriole, oriole | American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow. |
| ~ genus sturnella, sturnella | a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks. |
| ~ eastern meadowlark, sturnella magna | a meadowlark of eastern North America. |
| ~ sturnella neglecta, western meadowlark | a meadowlark of western North America. |
| n. (animal) | 2. lark, pipit, titlark | a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage. |
| ~ oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus. |
| ~ anthus, genus anthus | pipits. |
| ~ anthus pratensis, meadow pipit | a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia. |
| n. (animal) | 3. lark | any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing. |
| ~ oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus. |
| ~ alaudidae, family alaudidae | larks. |
| ~ alauda arvensis, skylark | brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height. |
| n. (act) | 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" |
| ~ sexcapade | a sexual escapade; an illicit affair. |
| v. (motion) | 5. cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport | 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" |
| pastime | | |
| n. (act) | 1. interest, pastime, pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).; "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, pursuit, sideline | an auxiliary activity. |
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