crickets

noun

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   A wooden footstool.

3. 3

   A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.

4. 4

   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.