cricket
1any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket ) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket ).
a small metal toy with a flat metal spring that snaps back and forth with a clicking, cricketlike noise when pressed.
Origin of cricket
1Other words from cricket
- crick·et·like, adjective
Words Nearby cricket
Other definitions for cricket (2 of 4)
a game, popular especially in England, for two teams of 11 members each that is played on a field having two wickets 22 yards (20 meters) apart, the object being to score runs by batting the ball far enough so that one is enabled to exchange wickets with the batsman defending the opposite wicket before the ball is recovered.
fair play; honorable conduct: It wouldn't be cricket to look at his cards.
to play cricket.
Origin of cricket
2Other words from cricket
- crick·et·er, noun
Other definitions for cricket (3 of 4)
a small, low stool.
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3Other definitions for cricket (4 of 4)
(on a sloping roof) a small roof for diverting rainwater around an obstruction, as a chimney.
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How to use cricket in a sentence
Instead, he spread the Overview Effect message, even though the response for years was crickets.
Salim Abdool Karim was at a cricket match on December 26, Boxing Day, when he made the mistake of looking at his email.
We could know soon whether vaccines work against a scary new coronavirus variant | Antonio Regalado | January 23, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewHe creates melodies to the rhythms of crickets, katydids, and a whole orchestra of bugs.
Some male crickets make their own megaphones by cutting wing-sized holes into the center of leaves.
Small, quiet crickets turn leaves into megaphones to blare their mating call | Jonathan Lambert | December 16, 2020 | Science NewsOne pound of crickets provides three times the protein, as well as more iron and nutrients, than a pound of beef.
Why We Should Eat Crickets. And Other Bug Ideas - Facts So Romantic | Mary Ellen Hannibal | October 2, 2020 | Nautilus
cricket is a sport enjoyed by hundreds of millions around the globe, mainly in former British colonies.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis life, as he himself admits, is all cricket from an early age.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe experienced a rapid rise, only beginning to play cricket competitively at age 11.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThree kids play cricket among the crude gravestones in a cemetery that is the largest in the province.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the language about public schools and cricket bewildered audiences and Frank Rich gave it a stinking review.
Bring ‘Another Country’ to Broadway: Why a Hit British Classic Needs Its New York Moment | Tom Teodorczuk | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA cricket-match was in progress, but the bowling and batting were extremely wild, thanks to The Warren strong beer.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe was a manly young fellow, a sportsman and renowned at cricket, and she was amiable and pretty, a little blonde beauty.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowSo still was the place that the caged cricket hanging from the eaves of Um's distant room beat time like an elfin metronome.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaIn one such startled interval of waking her caged cricket had given out its plaintive cry.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaSomewhere near her feet the cricket gave out an importunate chirp.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
British Dictionary definitions for cricket (1 of 3)
/ (ˈkrɪkɪt) /
any insect of the orthopterous family Gryllidae, having long antennae and, in the males, the ability to produce a chirping sound (stridulation) by rubbing together the leathery forewings
any of various related insects, such as the mole cricket
Origin of cricket
1British Dictionary definitions for cricket (2 of 3)
/ (ˈkrɪkɪt) /
a game played by two teams of eleven players on a field with a wicket at either end of a 22-yard pitch, the object being for one side to score runs by hitting a hard leather-covered ball with a bat while the other side tries to dismiss them by bowling, catching, running them out, etc
(as modifier): a cricket bat
not cricket informal not fair play
to play cricket
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2Derived forms of cricket
- cricketer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for cricket (3 of 3)
/ (ˈkrɪkɪt) /
a small low stool
Origin of cricket
3Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with cricket
see not cricket.
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