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Cueball
The white ball which, struck by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game.
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noun
- 1
The white ball which, struck by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game.
- 2
A bald person.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cueball"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cue ballnoun | (snooker, pool, billiards) The white ball which, stricken by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game. |
| object ballnoun | (snooker, billiards) The ball which the cue ball is intended to hit. |
| whitenoun | The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths. |
| cuesportnoun | (rare) Alternative spelling of cue sport. [(sports) A game played with a cue and balls, such as billiards.] |
| cuesticknoun | cue; the stick used to propel the ball in snooker, billiards, etc. |
| billiardnoun | (attributive) Pertaining to the game of billiards. |
| cue sportnoun | (sports) A game played with a cue and balls, such as billiards. |
| nine ballnoun | Alternative spelling of nine-ball. [A form of pool in which players must hit with the cue ball the object ball with the lowest numerical value, but may legally pot any ball apart from the white; whichever player pots the nine ball wins the game.] |
| poolnoun | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| check sidenoun | (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A sidespin of the cue ball which makes it bounce off the cush, or off another ball, at a shallower angle than normal. |
| bank shotnoun | (basketball) A shot in which the basketball glances off the backboard before reaching the basket. |
| snookernoun | A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries. |
| billiardsnoun | (games, US) Any of various games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue. |
| blacknoun | (countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. |
| billiard ballnoun | Any of the balls used in billiards. |
| skeeballnoun | Alternative spelling of skee ball. [An early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values.] |
| eightballnoun | Alternative form of eight-ball. [(uncountable) A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.] |
| cushnoun | (colloquial, sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cushion, the soft lip around the edge of the table that allows the balls to bounce cleanly. |
| eight ballnoun | Alternative form of eight-ball. [(uncountable) A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.] |
| yellownoun | The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems. |
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