Absolute silence; no communication. Derived from the cinematic metaphor of chirping crickets at night, signaling (otherwise) complete quiet. May be used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases
We asked for an explanation, but all we heard were the sound of crickets.
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 cricket is a small jumping insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together. (from Middle French criquet, "goal stake") Game played by two teams with a ball and bat on a large field centring on two wickets. Each wicket is two sets of three sticks. The teams have 11 players each. A bowler from the defending team throws the ball (with a straight-arm overhand delivery), attempting to hit the wicket, which is one of several ways the batsman may be put out. The team batting fields two batsman at a time, and the batsman being bowled to (the striker) tries to hit the ball away from the wicket. If the batsman hits the ball away from the wicket but has no time to run to the opposite wicket, he need not run; play will resume with another bowl. After a hit, when possible, the striker and the second batsman (the nonstriker) at the other wicket change places. Each time both batsmen can reach the opposite wicket, one run is scored. The batsmen may continue to cross back and forth between the wickets, earning an additional run for each time both reach the opposite side. Matches are divided into innings consisting of one turn at bat for each team; depending on pregame agreement, a match may consist of either one or two innings. Cricket's origins are uncertain, but the first set of rules was written in 1744. During England's colonial era, cricket was exported to countries around the world. Any of the approximately 2,400 species of leaping insects (family Gryllidae) known for the musical chirping of the male. Crickets vary in length from around 0.1 to 2 in. (3-50 mm) and have thin antennae, hind legs modified for jumping, and two abdominal sensory appendages (cerci). Their two forewings are stiff and leathery, and the two long, membranous hind wings are used in flying. Male crickets chirp by rubbing a scraper located on one forewing along a row of 50-250 teeth on the opposite forewing. The most common cricket songs are the calling song, which attracts the female; the courtship, or mating, song, which induces the female to copulate; and the fighting chirp, which repels other males
Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat. During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground. the Yorkshire County Cricket Club
A diverter behind a large object that would normal block water; e g chimney, skylight, exhaust fan, etc Crickets are key to keeping the water out and help prevent rot in these areas which are prone to standing water, leaves, snow, or ice A cricket can be structural, i e a part of the deck, or ornamental, i e metal (usually copper) Back to Top
an elevated roof substrate or structure, constructed to divert water around a chimney, curb, away from a wall, expansion joint, or other projection/penetration
Sloped area built into the roof to provide drainage that otherwise would not exist Crickets are often built behind chimneys to divert water away from the back of the chimney
a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together play cricket
a strange, slow, baseball-like game played in about a dozen countries, mostly former British territories Revolutionary reform by mercurial Australian media baron (sorry, not Murdoch) Kerry Packer has produced an abbreviated eight-hour long version out of the original, and still prevalent, six-day epic that traditionally included a Day of Rest Predictably, the English squire's invention and passion
A small drainage-diverting roof structure of single or double slope placed at the junction of larger surfaces that meet at an angle, such as above a chimney