lark

About 1.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
2. noun Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark.
3. noun One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
4. noun A jolly or peppy person.
5. verb To catch larks (a type of bird).

   to go larking

6. noun A frolic or romp, some fun.
7. noun A prank.
8. verb To sport, engage in harmless pranking.

Similar words

titlark skylark meadowlark pipit romp cavort rollick gambol frolic disport

Often followed by

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Word family

larked larker larkers larking larks