cricket vs ensign

cricket

noun
  • A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions. 

  • A 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. 

  • A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts). 

  • An aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore. 

  • A wooden footstool. 

  • An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. 

  • A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries. 

  • An act that is fair and sportsmanlike. 

  • In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication. 

verb
  • To play the game of cricket. 

ensign

noun
  • A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour. 

  • A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign. 

  • The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade. 

  • A badge of office, rank, or power. 

  • The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality. 

  • Any prominent flag or banner. 

verb
  • To distinguish by a mark or ornament. 

  • To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown. 

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