Skylark

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  • noun. Any of several larks of the genus Alauda of Eurasia and Africa, especially A. arvensis, having brownish plumage and noted for singing while in flight.
  • intransitive verb. To play actively and boisterously; frolic.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To engage in boisterous fun or frolic.
  • noun. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
  • verb. To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. play boisterously
  • noun. brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
    • Word Usage
    "If It isn't a ticket that includes Hillary, I will vote for McCain skylark"
    cross-reference
    australian skylark  missouri skylark  
    Form
    skylarker  skylarking  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lark  play  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Riviera  ballad-singer  blackbird  bluebird  call-and-response  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    carouse  celebrate  cut loose  debauch  hell around  
    variant
    lark  sky laverock  
    verb-form
    skylarked  skylarking  skylarks  
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