three-ball

Pocketless cue sport

Three-ball is a pool game where three players compete individually, each assigned a cue ball of a different color.

Players score by pocketing balls or when opponents commit fouls.

The term also appears in golf, where a three-ball is a group of three players playing together: We got paired into a three-ball for the afternoon round.

billiards

cue

Trigger for action

  • rackFrame for holding items
  • breakInterrupt continuity
  • pocketFabric compartment in clothing

carom · scratch · felt · chalk · bridge · bank · english · masse · shot · stripes

triad

trio

Group of three

ternary · tripartite · triadic · tercet · trey · treble · triptych · troika · trilogy

juggling

cascade

Successive downward flow

pattern · rhythm · props · manipulation · dexterity · coordination · trick · flash · columns · shower

Opposites
number of balls in billiard games

three-ballfifteen-ball

Pool's maximum-numbered solid

nine-ball · eight-ball · one-pocket · ten-ball

game type/format

three-ballsnooker

Cue sport with reds

straight pool · bumper pool · darts · table tennis

Family

three, ball, thrice, third, thirds, thirdly, threefold, threesome, balls

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G