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noun • a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball • a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. | ||||||||
| 26% | 3 | Rod used in billiards | ||||||
noun • an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech • evidence that helps to solve a problem • a stimulus that provides information about what to do • sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards verb • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | ||||||||
| 26% | 4 | It can be used in billiards break | ||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||||||
Parapraxis From A Term Used In Billiards Crossword Clue
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MISCUE which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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MISCUE
Updated: October 15, 2023
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