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billiard |
of, pertaining to, or used in billiards. [1/2 definitions] |
break |
the first shot in a billiards game, which scatters the balls. [1/26 definitions] |
carom |
in pool or billiards, a shot in which the player's ball strikes two other balls in succession. [2/4 definitions] |
cue2 |
a long stick, narrow at the tip, that is used by pool and billiards players to hit the ball. [1/4 definitions] |
cue ball |
the solid white ball set in motion by the cue in pool and billiards. |
English |
(sometimes l.c.) a spinning motion given to a ball, as in billiards. [1/7 definitions] |
massé |
a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically, esp. to make the cue ball curve around another ball that is obstructing an object ball. |
miscue |
in billiards, a mistake caused by failing to stroke the ball properly with the cue. [2/6 definitions] |
pocket billiards |
any of several versions of billiards or pool played on a six-pocket table with a cue ball and fifteen numbered balls. |
pool2 |
any of several games in which sticks are used to drive balls into pockets attached to the edges and corners of a large table; billiards. [1/7 definitions] |
poolroom |
a commercial establishment for the playing of pool or billiards. |
rack1 |
in the game of pool or billiards, a triangular frame used to position the balls, or the balls themselves after being placed in such a position. [2/9 definitions] |
scratch |
in pool or billiards, a shot that results in a penalty, esp. when the cue ball jumps the cushion or enters a pocket. [1/22 definitions] |
snooker |
a type of pocket billiards that is played with fifteen red balls and six balls of other colors. [1/2 definitions] |
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