cricket
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/ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/
English
Definitions
noun
- An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
- A wooden footstool.
- A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
- A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection.
noun
- A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.
- (usually in negative constructions) An act that is fair and sportsmanlike, derived from the sport.“That player's foul wasn't cricket!”
verb
- To play the game of cricket.
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grasshopperbloodpredatorgollypredatorymatchhockeybushcricketkatydidlocustgryllidorthopteranwetaking cricketfield cricketgrylline