However there is an exception to this in the cricket rules, it is called the follow-on. The follow-on is when the first team makes at least 200 runs more than the second team made (in a 5 day test match). This then gives the first team the option to make the second team bat again.
Definition of feminine for English Language Learners. : 1  of, relating to, or suited to women or girls. 2  grammar in some languages : of or belonging to the class of words (called a gender) that ordinarily includes most of the words referring to females.
Masculine and feminine endings. Masculine ending and feminine ending are terms used in prosody, the study of verse form. Masculine ending refers to a line ending in a stressed syllable. Feminine ending is its opposite, describing a line ending in a stressless syllable. This definition is applicable in most cases; see below, however, for a more refined characterization.