English Explanatory Dictionary

skylark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
verb
  1. To jump about joyfully, frolic; to play around, play tricks.

Pronunciation

/ˈskaɪlɑːk/ /ˈskaɪlɑɹk/ En-us-skylark.ogg

Word forms

skylark skylarks skylarking skylarked

Etymology

From sky + lark. Verb sense 1809, originally nautical, possibly influenced by northern English dialectal term lake/laik (“to play”) (from Old Norse leika (“to play (as opposed to work)”)); see lark for details.

Derived words

Eurasian skylark Japanese skylark oriental skylark skylarker skylarking
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