| Main Entry: | lark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | escapade |
Synonyms: |
adventure, antic, bird, carousal, dido, frolic, outing, prank, romp, spree |
| Main Entry: | amusement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | game, pastime |
Synonyms: |
distraction, diversion, entertainment, hobby, interest, joke, lark, play, prank, recreation, sport |
Antonyms: |
work |
| Main Entry: | antic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | funny act |
Synonyms: |
caper, dido, frolic, joke, lark, romp, shenanigan, tomfoolery, trick |
| Main Entry: | escapade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adventure, usually lighthearted |
Synonyms: |
antic, caper, fling, folly, frolic, gag, high jinks, lark, mischief, monkeyshines, prank, rib, roguery, rollick, romp, scrape, shenanigans*, spree, stunt, trick, vagary |
| Main Entry: | fool around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | waste time |
Synonyms: |
dawdle, hang around, idle, kill time, lark, mess around, play around |
Antonyms: |
labor, toil, work |
| Main Entry: | frisk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cavort |
Synonyms: |
bounce, caper, dance, frolic, gambol, hop, jump, lark, leap, play, prance, rollick, romp, skip, sport, trip |
| Main Entry: | frolic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, revel |
Synonyms: |
antic, drollery, escapade, fun, fun and games, gaiety, gambol, game, high jinks, joke, joviality, lark, merriment, monkeyshines, play, prank, romp, shenanigan, skylarking, sport, spree, tomfoolery*, trick |
| Main Entry: | frolic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun, make merry |
Synonyms: |
caper, carouse, cavort, cut capers, cut loose, fool around, frisk, gambol, go on a tear, kick up one's heels, lark, let go, let loose, play, prance, raise hell, revel, riot, rollick, romp, sport, spree, whoop it up |
| Main Entry: | gambol |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tumble playfully |
Synonyms: |
bound, caper, carry on, cavort, cut, cut a caper, cut loose, fool around, frisk, frolic, hop, horse around, jump, kibitz around, kick up one's heels, lark, leap, play, prance, revel, roister, rollick, romp, skip, sport, spring, whoop it up |
| Notes: | a gamble (noun) is a risky act, venture, bet, or wager - to gamble (verb) is to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a gambol (noun) a skipping or leaping about in frolic - to gambol (verb) is to dance and skip about in play or to frolic |
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertainment |
Synonyms: |
adventure, amusement, athletics, business, distraction, diversion, enterprise, festivity, frolic, fun, jest, joke, lark, line, merriment, merrymaking, occupation, pastime, plan, play, proceeding, pursuit, recreation, romp, scheme, sport, sports, undertaking |