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- [krik-it]
- /ˈkrɪk ɪt/
- /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krik-it]
- /ˈkrɪk ɪt/
Definitions of cricket word
- uncountable noun cricket Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat. 3
- countable noun cricket A cricket is a small jumping insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together. 3
- noun cricket any insect of the orthopterous family Gryllidae, having long antennae and, in the males, the ability to produce a chirping sound (stridulation) by rubbing together the leathery forewings 3
- noun cricket any of various related insects, such as the mole cricket 3
- noun cricket a game played by two teams of eleven players on a field with a wicket at either end of a 22-yard pitch, the object being for one side to score runs by hitting a hard leather-covered ball with a bat while the other side tries to dismiss them by bowling, catching, running them out, etc 3
- noun cricket (as modifier) 3
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Origin of cricket
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English criket insect < Old French criquet, equivalent to criqu(er) to creak (imitative) + -et -et
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Parts of speech for Cricket
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cricket popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cricket
adj cricket
- fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- decent — Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- unbiased — not biased or prejudiced; fair; impartial.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
noun cricket
- ball game — Ball games are games that are played with a ball such as tennis, baseball, and football.
adjective cricket
- impartial — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
Antonyms for cricket
adj cricket
- biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
- intolerable — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- disproportionate — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
- unfair — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
adjective cricket
- biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
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