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The correct spelling is cricket.
How to pronounce cricket
/ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/
Say it like: Cri-ket
The correct spelling is cricket. 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. For example: "That player's foul wasn't cricket!"
Usage Examples
“That player's foul wasn't cricket!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A wooden footstool.
- 3.A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
- 4.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.
- 5.A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.
verb
- 1.To play the game of cricket.
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