crickets

noun

1. 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. 2.A wooden footstool.
3. 3.A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
4. 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.