—cricket /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/
noun [C] (INSECT)
► C2 a brown or black insect that makes short, loud noises by rubbing its wings togetherThesaurus+: ↑Insect namesnoun [U] (GAME)
► A2 a sport in which two teams of eleven players try to score runs (= points) by hitting a small, hard ball with a bat, and running between two sets of small wooden posts: » a cricket ball/batThesaurus+: ↑Cricket , ↑General terms used in ball sports• • •
Extra Examples:» Binns played cricket for his county in his youth.» Are you coming to cricket practice this evening?» The England cricket team is currently on tour in Pakistan.» He spent the entire afternoon watching a cricket match.» The cricket has been stopped due to bad weather.- streetlight
- street people
- street-smart
- street smarts
- street theatre
- street value
- streetwalker
- streetwise
- strength
- strengthen
- strengthen sb's hand
- strenuous
- strenuously
- strep
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- streptococcal
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- stress
- stressed
- stressed (out)
- stressed out
- stressful
- stress management
- stress mark
- stress puppy