Phrase Hound found 39 phrases and 26 compound words that contain lark. The most common are listed below. Open lark in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 39
- horned larkA lark, Eremophila alpestris, with distinctive facial markings.
- crested larkA small, non-migratory lark found throughout most of temperate Eurasia (Galerida cristata).
- calandra larkAny bird in the genus Melanocorypha, but especially in the species Melanocorypha calandra of the Mediterranean region and central Asia.
- greater short-toed larkCalandrella brachydactyla, a small passerine bird.
- magpie-larkA species of passerine bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, family Monarchidae, common throughout Australia and southern New Guinea.
- up with the larkAwake and out of bed early in the morning.
- Lark HarbourA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- happy as a larkVery happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).
- desert larkA bird of species Ammomanes deserti that breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from Morocco to western India.
- lark sparrowChondestes grammacus, a New World sparrow.
- sand larkAlaudala raytal, a small passerine bird in the lark family, found in southern Asia.
- shore larkA horned lark (Eremophila alpestris).
- sparrow-larkAny of the genus Eremopterix of songbirds in the family Alaudidae, found from Africa to the Indian subcontinent.
- torrent-larkGrallina bruijni, a monarch flycatcher native to New Guinea.
- lark buntingCalamospiza melanocorys, a medium-sized American sparrow native to central and western North America.
- scribble larkA bird, the writing master.
- pink-billed larkSpizocorys conirostris, a species of lark.
- hoopoe-larkAny bird in the genus Alaemon, found across northern Africa to Somalia and Pakistan.
- Beesley's larkThe lark Chersomanes beesleyi.
- lark buttonquailSynonym of quail-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
- rise with the larkTo be awake and out of bed early in the morning.
- day larkOne who gets up early in the morning or goes to bed early.
- lark aboutSynonym of lark around: To joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.
- lark aroundTo joke around and be silly or frivolous; to be silly to make people laugh.
- lark-heelAlternative form of lark's-heel (“monks cress”).
Compound words 26
- skylarkA small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
- larkspurA delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida
- meadowlarkThe meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).
- woodlarkA lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa.
- mudlarkA pig; pork.
- larkishJoky; mischievously high-spirited.
- bushlarkAny of a number of species of larks in the genus Mirafra native to areas ranging from Africa through southern Asia to Australia.
- larkheelAlternative form of lark's-heel (“monks cress”).
- larklikeResembling or characteristic of a lark (the bird).
- larklingA little or young lark (type of bird).