To play the game of cricket.
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 signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
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.
To play a fanfare.
To fan out.
To mark an arrival or departure with music, noise, or drama.
To imitate a fanfare, in order to dramatize the presentation or introduction of something.
To publicize or announce.
To introduce with pomp and show.
To embellish with fanfares.
A show of ceremony or celebration.
A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.