The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
A paste of clay or loam.
An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
A binge; a heavy drinking session.
The player now receiving strike; the striker.
A player of the batting side now on the field.
Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
To intoxicate.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.
A grey-brown colour.
The powdered seed, ready for use.
An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
A whole nutmeg seed.
A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
To flavour with nutmeg.
To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).