cueball

Pool table striker

A cueball is the white ball in pool or billiards—the one you strike with the cue to hit the others.

Because cueballs are smooth and pale, the term extends to a bald person's head: He's been a cueball since his twenties.

The spelling cue ball is also common.

billiards

rack

Frame for holding items

  • chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
  • breakInterrupt continuity
  • snookerCue sport with reds

pool · shot · english · masse · scratch · bank · bridge · carom · stripes · solids

spherical

orb

Luminous celestial body

smooth · polished · glossy · ivory · resin · phenolic · diameter · roll · spin · rotation

bald

scalp

Skin covering skull

skinhead · balding · slick · egghead · shiny · polished · smooth · gleaming · bare · pate

Opposites
ball function in billiards

cueballobject ball

Aimed-at pool sphere

eight ball · nine ball · solid ball · solid · stripe

head appearance (slang)

cueballfull head of hair

longhair · mophead · Rapunzel · hairy

Family

ball, cue, cues, billiards, billiard, pool cue, billiard ball

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G