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 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.
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 the game of cricket.
Any insect whose larva rolls up leaves, especially those in family Tortricidae.
A long wide bandage used in surgery.
One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.
A cylindrical (or approximately cylindrical) item used under a heavy object to facilitate moving it; usually several are needed.
A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast.
A person who rolls something, such as cigars or molten metal.
A police patrol car or patrolman (rather than an unmarked police car or a detective)
A rolling pin
A roll of titles or (especially) credits played over film or video; television or film credits.
A roller towel.
A cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink.
A breed or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (compare Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler).
A large rolling device used to flatten the surface of the pitch.
A padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting.
The cylinder snakes, small ground snakes of the genus Cylindrophis.
A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
An agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth.
One of a set of rolling cylinders allowing a rider to practise balance while training indoors.
A dung beetle that rolls dung into balls.
A throw which involves the player throwing the disc in a way that makes it roll, by that being able to travel further than if thrown in the air. Only used on holes with open areas with short or no grass.
Any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks.
A wheelchair user.
To roller skate.