eight-ball
Last pocket target
An eight-ball is the black ball numbered 8 in pool, which must be pocketed last to win.
To be behind the eight-ball is to be in a difficult position—from the penalty in some versions for hitting it prematurely.
In drug slang, an eight-ball is an eighth of an ounce of cocaine or methamphetamine.
Collective fund or basin
- cueTrigger for action
- rackFrame for holding items
- breakInterrupt continuity
- pocketFabric compartment in clothing
felt · chalk · stripe · solid · cueball · corner · side · bank
Supernatural or illusory power
- mysticSeeker of sacred truth
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
tarot · psychic · seer · clairvoyance · omen · soothsayer · augury · astrology
pool
Collective fund or basin
pocket · felt · chalk · stripe · solid · cueball · corner · side · bank · scratch
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
divination · tarot · psychic · seer · clairvoyance · omen · soothsayer · augury · astrology · horoscope
corner
Meeting point of edges
- behindAt the rear
- disadvantageUnfavorable circumstance or condition
- losingFailing to win
difficulty · trouble · bind · jam · pickle · hole · snookered · trapped · stuck · unlucky
- billiardspool table, cue stick, rack, cue, billiard balls
- Aiming Sportsarchery, darts, target shooting, rifle shooting, pistol shooting
eight-ballcue ball
Unmarked billiard striker
white ball · object balls · solids · stripes · fifteen-ball
eight-ballgood luck charm
Object thought to bring fortune
lucky penny · four-leaf clover · rabbit's foot · horseshoe · fortune