cue ball

Breaker on felt

The cue ball is the white ball in pool and billiards that players strike with the cue stick to hit other balls.

It's distinguished from object balls by its color and sometimes its size or weight.

Figuratively, a cue ball describes a bald head: His head was smooth as a cue ball.

billiards

break

Interrupt continuity

  • rackFrame for holding items
  • chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
  • snookerCue sport with reds

pool · stripes · solids · felt · corner pocket · side pocket · bank shot · english · masse · scratch

surface

smooth

Without roughness or difficulty

resin · ivory · scratch-resistant · regulation · buffed · unmarked · clean · slick

control

aim

Purpose or direction

follow · english · spin · placement · leave · shape · speed control · touch · finesse · stroke

impact

collision

Forceful contact between objects

force · contact · knock · spin · deflection · carom · kiss · bank · scatter · roll

appearance

white

Absence of pigment

solid · round · plain · contrast · visible · trackable

Categories
Opposites
billiards function

cue ballobject ball

Aimed-at pool sphere

eight ball · solid ball · nine ball · money ball · black ball

game role hierarchy

cue ballobject ball

Aimed-at pool sphere

rack · pocket

Family

ball, cue, football, cues, cued, billiards, miscue, billiard, billiard ball

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G