cue balls

Pool table starters

Cue balls are the white balls struck by the cue stick in billiards and pool—the only ball a player hits directly.

In slang, cue ball describes a bald head, from the ball's smooth, pale surface: His head was shaved like a cue ball.

Related
  • billiardsCue-and-ball table game
  • ivoryTusk-derived material
  • breakInterrupt continuity
  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • scratchSuperficial wound or mark

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Opposites
ball type in billiards

cue ballsobject balls

Balls you pocket

eight ball · colored balls · nine ball · black ball · billiard balls

hair coverage (slang)

cue ballsthick hair

Abundant head coverage

Family

cueball

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G