lark
Other forms: larks; larking; larked
A lighthearted, fun episode is a lark. You could describe the wonderful day you spent with friends exploring little fishing towns along the coast of Maine as a lark.
Often unplanned, a lark can happen when you are feeling adventurous. You might decide on a lark to audition for a reality show — and be picked! The act of trying something new like this can also be called larking. A lark is also a kind of songbird. Using lark to describe carefree fun might come from 1800s sailors' slang, skylark, to describe playing in the rigging of the ship, up high like a lark.
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any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
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Alauda arvensis, skylark
brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
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oscine, oscine bird
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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Alauda arvensis, skylark
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a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
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Anthus pratensis, meadow pipit
a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
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oscine, oscine bird
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
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Anthus pratensis, meadow pipit
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North American songbirds having a yellow breast
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meadowlark
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Sturnella magna, eastern meadowlark
a meadowlark of eastern North America
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Sturnella neglecta, western meadowlark
a meadowlark of western North America
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American oriole, New World oriole, oriole
American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
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Sturnella magna, eastern meadowlark
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any carefree episode
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escapade
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sexcapade
a sexual escapade; an illicit affair
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diversion, recreation
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
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sexcapade
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play boisterously
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