Definitions
1.NounAn insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
2.NounIn the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
3.NounA signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
4.NounAn aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore.
5.NounA game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.
6.NounAn act that is fair and sportsmanlike.
7.NounA variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).
8.VerbTo play the game of cricket.
9.NounA wooden footstool.
10.NounA 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.