billiards
Table with pockets
Billiards is a family of games played on a cloth-covered table, where players use a long stick called a cue to strike balls into pockets or against other balls.
The term covers pool, snooker, and carom billiards, though in American English billiards often means specifically the pocketless carom game: We played billiards at the club.
The word takes a singular verb despite its plural form.
Trigger for action
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- baizeWoolen table covering
rack · triangle · pockets · rails · cushions · diamonds · bridge · tip
Numbered black billiard sphere
- nine-ballSequential cue sport
- snookerCue sport with reds
- poolCollective fund or basin
- three-cushionPocketless cue game variant
scratch · foul · frame · inning · break-off · re-rack · lag · referee
Interrupt continuity
- masséSpinning billiard stroke
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- bankPlace holding deposits
- kickFoot-delivered strike
carom · safety · english · spin · draw · follow · stop · combination
Degree of correctness
- aimPurpose or direction
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
finesse · touch · judgment · alignment · technique · timing · geometry · angle
Venue for cue sports
- parlorFormal room for visitors
- hallInterior connecting pathway
- clubOrganization with membership
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
arcade · bar · pub · tavern · lounge · den · hustler · shark
cue
Trigger for action
baize · rack · triangle · pockets · rails · cushions · diamonds · bridge · tip · ferrule
eight-ball
Numbered black billiard sphere
three-cushion · scratch · foul · frame · inning · break-off · re-rack · lag · referee · handicap
break
Interrupt continuity
kick · carom · safety · english · spin · draw · follow · stop · combination · cut
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- aimPurpose or direction
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
dexterity · finesse · touch · judgment · alignment · technique · timing · geometry · angle · steady
poolroom
Venue for cue sports
saloon · arcade · bar · pub · tavern · lounge · den · hustler · shark · stake
stripes
Parallel linear markings
fifteen · red · black · pink · blue · yellow · green · brown · spotted · triangle
positioning
Arranging in specific locations
tactics · planning · control · tempo · endgame · leave · banking · kicking · run · percentage
- British gamesconkers, British bulldog, darts, bowls, rounders
- British Sportsrugby, cricket, football, tennis, soccer
- Old Gameschess, backgammon, checkers, draughts, mancala
- senior centersbingo, card games, exercise classes, arts and crafts, meal programs
- table gamesair hockey, bumper pool, eight ball, foosball, nine ball
- Military Recreationrecreation centers, recreation center, recreational facilities, outdoor recreation, leisure activities
billiardsmountain climbing
Ascending peaks on foot
surfing · skiing · rock climbing · golf · hiking
billiardsmarathon running
Extended competitive foot race
basketball · soccer · swimming · boxing · sprinting
billiardsweightlifting
Sport of hoisting barbells
shot put · hammer throw · tackle football · wrestling · demolition
- billiards roomSpace for cue sports
- billiard ballsNumbered spheres for cue sports
- billiard tablePocketed gaming surface
- bald as a billiard ballTotally without hair
- billiard cuePocket game striker
- billiard hallCue sport establishment