Cricket

Part of speech: noun (n.)

An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A low stool.

2. A game much played in England, and sometimes in America, with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged in two contesting parties or sides.

3. A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle, such as a chimney.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To play at cricket. Tennyson.