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queen

A playing card bearing a picture of a queen, ranking below a king and above a jack.

Noun small_movable_object Level 1205

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shuffle

In card games, to mix a deck of cards so they are in a random order.

Verb physical_action Level 1205

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solitaire

A card game designed to be played by one person, usually by arranging and moving cards according to set rules.

Noun activity Level 1205

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spade

One of the four suits in a deck of playing cards, marked with a black pointed shape.

Noun symbolic_element Level 1205

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suit

One of the four categories of playing cards (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades).

Noun symbolic_element Level 1205

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wild card

In a card game, a wild card is a card that may represent any other card, as allowed by the game's rules.

Noun small_movable_object Level 1205

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all-rounder

In cricket, a player who is skilled at both batting and bowling.

Noun participant_role Level 1206

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appeal

In cricket, an appeal is a fielder’s request to the umpire to give the batter out.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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bail

In cricket, a bail is one of the two small wooden pieces that rest across the top of the stumps.

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batsman

In cricket, a batsman is a player whose role is to bat and score runs for their team.

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bouncer

In cricket, a bouncer is a short-pitched delivery that rises sharply toward the batter's head or upper body.

Noun performance_technique Level 1206

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boundary

In cricket, a boundary is a hit that reaches or crosses the edge of the playing field, scoring four runs if the ball first touches the ground or six i...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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bowl

In cricket, to bowl is to deliver the ball toward the batter by making a legal bowling action.

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bowler

In cricket, a bowler is a player who delivers the ball toward the batter in an attempt to get them out or limit scoring.

Noun participant_role Level 1206

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bye

In cricket, a bye is a run scored by the batting team when a delivered ball passes the batter without touching the bat or body and the batters run.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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century

In cricket, a century is an innings in which one batter scores 100 or more runs.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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crease

In cricket, a crease is one of the marked lines on the pitch that define where the batter and bowler stand and the limits of their ground.

Noun spatial_division Level 1206

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declare

In cricket, to end a team's innings voluntarily before all its batters are out, so the opposing team can begin batting.

Verb rule_defined_action Level 1206

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duck

In cricket, a duck is a batter's score of zero in an innings.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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follow-on

In cricket, an option for the team batting first to make the other team bat again immediately after its first innings, when the other team has scored ...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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googly

A googly is a leg-spin delivery in cricket that turns in the opposite direction from a batter’s expectation, usually toward a right-handed batter.

Noun performance_technique Level 1206

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gully

In cricket, a gully is a close fielding position on the off side, behind the batter and beside the slip cordon.

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half-century

In cricket, a half-century is an innings in which one batter scores 50 runs.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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hat trick

In cricket, a hat trick is when one bowler takes a wicket with each of three consecutive deliveries.

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innings

In cricket, an innings is one team's turn to bat, ending when its allotted overs are completed or its batting side is dismissed.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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leg before wicket

In cricket, leg before wicket (LBW) is a way a batter can be dismissed when the ball hits the batter’s body instead of the bat and would otherwise hav...

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leg bye

In cricket, a run scored when the ball deflects off the batter’s body or clothing (but not the bat) and the batters run, provided the ball was not a n...

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maiden

In cricket, a maiden is an over in which the bowler concedes no runs from the bat or other scoring, excluding any penalty runs.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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nightwatchman

In cricket, a lower-order batter sent in near the end of a day’s play to protect a more skilled batter from facing a short period of batting before st...

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no-ball

In cricket, a no-ball is an illegal delivery called by the umpire, for which the batting team is awarded an extra run and the ball usually remains in ...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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opener

In cricket, an opener is one of the two batters who take the field first to begin an innings.

Noun participant_role Level 1206

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over

In cricket, an over is a set of six legal deliveries bowled by one bowler from one end of the pitch.

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run

In cricket, a run is one point scored when the batters complete a run between the wickets or score in another permitted way.

Noun quantitative_concept Level 1206

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run out

In cricket, a run out is a dismissal that occurs when a batter’s wicket is broken by the ball while the batter is out of their ground and attempting t...

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seamer

In cricket, a seamer is a fast bowler who makes the ball move off the pitch after it lands by using its seam.

Noun participant_role Level 1206

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sledging

In cricket, sledging is the use of verbal remarks or insults by players to distract, intimidate, or unsettle an opponent.

Noun strategic_tactic Level 1206

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slip

In cricket, a slip is a close fielding position beside the wicketkeeper, where a fielder stands to catch edges from the batter.

Noun spatial_division Level 1206

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spinner

In cricket, a spinner is a bowler who makes the ball turn sharply after it pitches by imparting spin.

Noun participant_role Level 1206

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stump

In cricket, to stump a batter is to dismiss them when they are out of their ground by having the wicketkeeper put down the wicket with the ball.

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stumps

In cricket, the stumps are the three vertical posts that form the wicket and support the bails.

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tail-ender

In cricket, a tail-ender is a player who bats near the end of the team’s batting order and is generally a weaker batter.

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test match

In cricket, an international match between national teams played over up to five days, in which each team can bat twice.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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wicket

In cricket, a wicket is the set of three stumps and two bails at which the bowler aims, or a batsman's dismissal.

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wicketkeeper

In cricket, the wicketkeeper is the fielder positioned behind the batter’s wicket who catches or stops the ball and may dismiss the batter by stumping...

Noun participant_role Level 1206

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wide

In cricket, a wide is a delivery judged too far from the batter to be hit, which counts as an extra and is not one of the over's legal deliveries.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

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yorker

In cricket, a yorker is a delivery that pitches at or very near the batter’s feet, usually near the base of the stumps.

Noun performance_technique Level 1206

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audible

In American football, a change to the called play made by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage before the snap.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

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blitz

A defensive tactic in American football in which extra defenders rush the quarterback to pressure or tackle him.

Noun strategic_tactic Level 1207

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cornerback

A defensive player in American football who lines up near the sideline and primarily covers opposing wide receivers.

Noun participant_role Level 1207

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down

In American football, one of a team's four attempts to advance the ball at least ten yards and earn a new set of attempts.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

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