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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wicket \wick"et\, n. oe. wiket, of. wiket, guichet, f. quichet;
probably of scand. origin; cf. icel. v?k a small creek,
inlet, bay, vik a corner.
1913 webster
1. a small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or
placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or
entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door
which is used to close such entrance or aperture. piers
plowman. "heaven's wicket." --milton.
1913 webster
and so went to the high street, . . . and came to
the great tower, but the gate and wicket was fast
closed. --ld. berners.
1913 webster
the wicket, often opened, knew the key. --dryden.
1913 webster
2. a small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is
emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a
water wheel is regulated.
1913 webster
3. cricket
a a small framework at which the ball is bowled. it
consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in
the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails,
lying horizontally across the top.
b the ground on which the wickets are set.
1913 webster
4. a place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by
lumbermen, etc. local, u. s. --bartlett.
1913 webster
5. mining the space between the pillars, in postand-stall
working. --raymond.
1913 webster
wicket door, wicket gate, a small door or gate; a wicket.
see def. 1, above. --bunyan.
wicket keeper cricket, the player who stands behind the
wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to put the batsman
out.
1913 webster
see also:
wicket door wicket gate wicket keeper
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wicket
n 1: cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped
by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
2: a small arch used as croquet equipment syn: hoop
3: small gate or door especially one that is part of a larger
door syn: wicket door, wicket gate
4: small opening like a window in a door through which
business can be transacted syn: lattice, grille
see also:
hoop wicket door wicket gate lattice grille
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
25 moby thesaurus words for "wicket":
bay, bay window, bow window, casement, casement window, fan window,
fanlight, grille, lancet window, lantern, lattice, light,
louver window, oriel, pane, picture window, port, porthole,
rose window, skylight, transom, window, window bay, window glass,
windowpane
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