billiards (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *billiards*:
NOUN	act	billiards	any of several games / games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

billiards > pronunciation
Sounds	bih'lyerdz
Rhymes	afterwards ... words: 14 rhymes with erdz...

English > *billiards*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Any of several games / games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls.
Category of	break	make the opening shot that scatters the balls
	cannon	make a cannon
	carom	make a carom
Parts	break	The opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
	carom, cannon	A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
	masse, masse shot	A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically
	miscue	A faulty shot in billiards
Broader	table game	A game / game that is played on a table
Spanish	billar
Catalan	billar
Adjectives	billiard	of or relating to billiards

HyperDic: billiards