larknoun [ C ]
uk/lɑːk/us/lɑːrk/lark noun [ C ] (BIRD)
also skylark a small, brown bird that is known for its beautiful singing
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Other wild birds
- bird of paradise
- blackbird
- blue tit
- bluebird
- bluejay
- honeyeater
- house martin
- house sparrow
- hummingbird
- Indian mynah
- mockingbird
- mynah
- nightingale
- oriole
- ostrich
- starling
- swift
- toucan
- turtle dove
- warbler
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lark noun [ C ] (ACTIVITY)
informal an activity done for a joke that is not intended to cause serious harm or damage:
The kids hid their teacher's bike for a lark.
this ... lark informal
a way of referring to an activity or a situation that you do not take seriously:
I don't really think I'm suited to this marriage lark.
I've had enough of this commuting lark.
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Stupid and silly behaviour
- antics
- buffoon
- crazy
- fatuous
- folly
- foolery
- game
- idiocy
- imprudent
- kid
- ludicrous
- madness
- mindless
- mouth-breather
- silliness
- stupidity
- the games (that) people play idiom
- tomfoolery
- vacuous
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Idiom(s)
be up with the lark
bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!