POCKET BILLIARDS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase pocket billiards. (close relations)
Definition of POCKET BILLIARDS
Best Alternative Words for POCKET BILLIARDS
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| pool | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an excavation that is (usually) filled with water • a small lake • an organization of people or resources that can be shared • an association of companies for some definite purpose • any communal combination of funds • a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid • the combined stakes of the betters • something resembling a pool of liquid • any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets verb • combine into a common fund • join or form a pool of people | ||||||||
| billiards | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls | ||||||||
| carom | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a glancing rebound • a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other verb • rebound after hitting • make a carom | ||||||||
| pyramid | nounn | |||||||
noun • a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt • a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex • (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases verb • enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts • use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal • arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid • increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base | ||||||||
| snooker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball verb • fool or dupe • leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot | ||||||||
