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.
Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.
Eigen-; designating a function or value which is an eigenfunction or eigenvalue.
Belonging to oneself or itself; own.
Being strictly part of some other thing (not necessarily explicitly mentioned, but of definitional importance), and not being the thing itself.
In the strict sense; within the strict definition or core (of a specified place, taxonomic order, idea, etc).
Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter.
Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular.
Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.)
Attractive, elegant.
In the very strictest sense of the word.
Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures.
Utter, complete.
A part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date.
properly; thoroughly; completely.
properly.