billiards room

Cue sport space

A billiards room is a space designed for playing billiards, pool, or snooker, typically furnished with one or more felt-covered tables, cue racks, and seating.

In large homes and private clubs, the billiards room traditionally served as a masculine retreat: The men retired to the billiards room after dinner.

games

snooker

Cue sport with reds

one-pocket · cutthroat · rotation · three-cushion

equipment

pool table

Slate bed for cue sports

  • cue stickTapered rod for billiards
  • chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
  • rackFrame for holding items

triangle · felt · pockets · cushion · bridge · tip · ferrule · shaft · butt · joint

elegance

mahogany

Reddish-brown tropical lumber

antique · wainscoting · brass fixtures · ornate · refined · gentlemen's club · manor house · trophy case · smoking jacket · crystal decanter

strategy

angles

Rotation between intersecting lines

defense · control · finesse · tactics · leave · safety play · pattern · breakout · speed control

gameplay

cue ball

Unmarked billiard striker

english · side spin · draw · follow · safety shot · kick shot · jump shot · runout · position · shot selection

Categories
Opposites
recreational space type

billiards roomgymnasium

Indoor athletic facility

bowling alley · swimming pool · basketball court · tennis court · ice rink

social class connotation

billiards roomdive bar

Rundown, cheap drinking spot

laundromat · break room · factory floor · soup kitchen

activity energy level

billiards roomgymnasium

Indoor athletic facility

aerobics studio · basketball court · dance hall · boxing ring · nightclub

Family

billiard, billiards, room, rooms, roomed, rooming, roommate, roomy, roomier

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G