cricket

¹crick·et

noun \ˈkri-kət\

Definition of CRICKET

1

: any of a family (Gryllidae) of leaping orthopteran insects noted for the chirping notes produced by the male by rubbing together specially modified parts of the forewings

2

: a low wooden footstool

3

: a small metal toy or signaling device that makes a sharp click or snap when pressed

Illustration of CRICKET

Origin of CRICKET

Middle English criket, from Anglo-French, of imitative origin

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Insect Terms

drone, entomology, gadfly, pismire, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with CRICKET

picket, Pickett, pricket, stickit, thicket, ticket, wicket

²cricket

noun

Definition of CRICKET

1

: a game played with a ball and bat by two sides of usually 11 players each on a large field centering upon two wickets each defended by a batsman

2

: fair and honorable behavior <it wasn't cricket for her to break her contract — Gerry Nadel>

Origin of CRICKET

Middle French criquet goal stake in a bowling game

First Known Use: 1598

Rhymes with CRICKET

picket, ticket

³cricket

intransitive verb

Definition of CRICKET

: to play the game of cricket

— crick·et·er noun

First Known Use of CRICKET

circa 1809