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cricket

/ˈkɹɪk.ɪt/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"The cricket chirped loudly outside the open window. "
insect animal nature sound biology

Related Words

Illustration relatively

relatively adverb

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.

"He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively."

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration orthoptera

orthoptera noun

/ɔrˈθɑptərə/ /ɔrˈθɒptərə/

Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts

"The biology student learned that Orthoptera includes insects like grasshoppers and crickets. "

Illustration commonwealth

commonwealth noun

/ˈkɔmənˌwɛlθ/ /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/ /ˈkɒmənˌwelθ/ /ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/

The well-being of a community.

"The school's focus on student well-being is a key element of the commonwealth. "

Illustration conditions

conditions noun

/kənˈdɪʃənz/

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

"The program will run smoothly under these conditions: the computer has enough memory and the internet connection is stable. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration visibility

visibility noun

/ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/

The condition of being visible.

"The poor visibility made it hard to see the road clearly during the heavy fog. "

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Illustration signalling

signalling verb

/ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/ /ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋɡ/

To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.

"The crossing guard was signalling cars to stop so the children could safely cross the street. "

Illustration intersection

intersection noun

/ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/

The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

"The intersection of Maple Street and Oak Avenue is always congested during rush hour. "

Illustration constructed

constructed verb

/kənˈstɹʌktəd/

To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

"We constructed the radio from spares."

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constructions noun

/kənˈstrʌkʃənz/

The process of constructing.

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."