croquet
Lawn mallet sport
Croquet is a lawn game in which players use mallets to drive wooden balls through a series of wire hoops called wickets.
The game rewards strategy and precision over athleticism.
To croquet an opponent's ball is to strike your own ball, placed against theirs, so that yours stays put while theirs flies away—a satisfying tactical move.
Soft-headed striking tool
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- wicketSmall subsidiary entrance
- hoopRigid circular frame
- pegWooden pin for fastening
stake · clip · corner flags · colored balls · wooden · handle · grip · head
Outdoor reception on grounds
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- leisurelyDone without urgency
- genteelAffectedly polite or refined
elite · upperclass · afternoon · summer · picnic · club · invitation · Pimms
Cricket's wooden targets
- hoopsCircular bands or rims
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
peg · deadness · bisque · rush · take-off · split shot · jump shot · peel
Narrow-leaved ground cover
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- greenColor of vegetation
- manicuredCarefully trimmed and tended
groundskeeping · flat · smooth · boundary lines · peg · setting · yard line · lawn care
Following long-held customs
- classicOf lasting excellence
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
lawn games · Gilded Age · Alice in Wonderland · Lewis Carroll · flamingo · hedgehog · period · historic
mallet
Soft-headed striking tool
peg · stake · clip · corner flags · colored balls · wooden · handle · grip · head · shaft
garden party
Outdoor reception on grounds
genteel · elite · upperclass · afternoon · summer · picnic · club · invitation · Pimms · luncheon
wickets
Cricket's wooden targets
stroke · peg · deadness · bisque · rush · take-off · split shot · jump shot · peel · break
grass
Narrow-leaved ground cover
manicured · groundskeeping · flat · smooth · boundary lines · peg · setting · yard line · lawn care · mowing
traditional
Following long-held customs
old-fashioned · lawn games · Gilded Age · Alice in Wonderland · Lewis Carroll · flamingo · hedgehog · period · historic · collectible
positioning
Arranging in specific locations
defensive · offensive · tactical · rushing · peeling · endgame · opening · anticipation · placement · angles
- party gamescharades, musical statues, musical chairs, truth or dare, spin the bottle
- summersummer, summertime, midsummer, summer solstice, solstice
- backyard gamesultimate frisbee, ultimate, disc golf, frisbee golf, bocce ball
- British Sportsrugby, cricket, football, tennis, soccer
- Old Gameschess, backgammon, checkers, draughts, mancala
- outdoor gamescapture the flag, cornhole, tag, hide and seek, horseshoes
croquetrugby
Team sport with scrums
American football · ice hockey · boxing · MMA · mixed martial arts
croquetstreetball
Informal outdoor basketball
stickball · street hockey · cage fighting · beer pong · darts
croquetvideo games
Interactive electronic entertainment
billiards · table tennis · darts · bowling · chess
- croquet malletLawn game striking implement
- salmon croquettesBreaded fried fish patties
- potato croquettesFried breaded mashed tuber shapes
- croquet ballSphere struck through wickets
- croquet setEquipment for lawn ball-and-mallet game