snooker
Pot the reds
Snooker is a cue sport played on a large table with pockets, using 21 colored balls and a white cue ball.
Popular in Britain and Commonwealth countries, it requires potting balls in a specific sequence.
To snooker an opponent is to leave them without a direct shot—extended figuratively to mean trapping someone in a difficult position: We're snookered if the funding falls through.
Cue-and-ball table game
- poolCollective fund or basin
- frameSupporting outer structure
- breakInterrupt continuity
- potVessel for cooking
potting · clearance · century · maximum · re-rack · foul · in-off · kick
Trigger for action
- baizeWoolen table covering
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- restCessation of activity
spider · swan · triangle · rack · pockets · cushions · rails · slate
Primary color, warm
- yellowHue between green and orange
- greenColor of vegetation
- brownDark earth tone
- bluePrimary color; also sad
pink · black · white · colors · fifteen · points · pack · cluster
Freedom from harm
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
- escapeFlight from captivity
- tacticalStrategically planned
defensive · clearance · screw · stun · swerve · spin · leave · endgame
Of the United Kingdom
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- SheffieldSouth Yorkshire manufacturing city
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- DavisPatronymic English surname
O'Sullivan · Higgins · Trump · club · working-class · pub
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- controlAuthority to direct
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
focus · concentration · patience · composure · technique · touch · timing · cueing
Passage prevented or impeded
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- stymiedBlocked from progressing
- impededObstructed or slowed
outmaneuvered · cornered · stuck · disadvantaged · escape · difficulty
billiards
Cue-and-ball table game
pot · potting · clearance · century · maximum · re-rack · foul · in-off · kick · fluke
cue
Trigger for action
rest · spider · swan · triangle · rack · pockets · cushions · rails · slate · tip
red
Primary color, warm
blue · pink · black · white · colors · fifteen · points · pack · cluster
safety
Freedom from harm
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- anglesRotation between intersecting lines
- escapeFlight from captivity
tactical · defensive · clearance · screw · stun · swerve · spin · leave · endgame · matchplay
British
Of the United Kingdom
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- SheffieldSouth Yorkshire manufacturing city
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
Davis · O'Sullivan · Higgins · Trump · club · working-class · pub
precision
Accuracy of measurement
judgment · focus · concentration · patience · composure · technique · touch · timing · cueing · sighting
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- stymiedBlocked from progressing
impeded · outmaneuvered · cornered · stuck · disadvantaged · escape · difficulty
- British gamesconkers, British bulldog, darts, bowls, rounders
- British Sportsrugby, cricket, football, tennis, soccer
- pub gamesdarts, skittles, dominoes, cribbage, pub quiz
- Snookercue, cue ball, pot, pocket, break
- cue sportscue, cue ball, cue stick, pocket billiards, billiard balls
- bar activitiesdarts, drinking, pool, karaoke, beer pong
snookerundeceive
Correct a false belief
disabuse · enlighten · disillusion · reveal · expose
- snooker tableFelt-covered playing field
- snooker cueTapered shaft for pocketing balls