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1. cricket
noun. ['ˈkrɪkɪt'] leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together.
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Etymology
- criquet (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- criquer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Cricket
- trickett
- prickett
- wickett
- ticket
- thicket
- rickett
- pickett
- picket
- fickett
- bickett
How do you pronounce cricket?
Pronounce cricket as ˈkrɪkɪt.
US - How to pronounce cricket in American English
UK - How to pronounce cricket in British English
Sentences with cricket
1. Noun, singular or mass
When food-limited, she would much rather seek out a cricket to munch on than a conspecific male.
Quotes about cricket
1. My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.
- Rahul Dravid
2. If a cricketer, for instance, suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat, which he could do very easily, I mean, are you going to ban cricket bats?
- Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
3. Cricket Bell.” I smiled into my phone. “How did you get so wise?
- Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door
2. cricket-bat_willow
noun. Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches.
