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Snooker

/ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/

A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

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📖 Definitions of "Snooker"

noun

1
A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.
2
The situation where the cue ball is in such a position that the opponent cannot directly hit the required ball with it.

verb

1
To play the game of snooker.
2
To fool or bamboozle.
3
To place the cue ball in such a position that (the opponent) cannot directly hit the required ball with it.
4
(by extension) To put (someone) in a difficult situation.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Snooker"

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Word	Definition
billiardnoun	(attributive) Pertaining to the game of billiards.
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.
snooker ballnoun	Any of the hard balls used in the sport of snooker.
cue sportnoun	(sports) A game played with a cue and balls, such as billiards.
snooker tablenoun	The table on which snooker or billiards is played; a billiard table
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.]
bank shotnoun	(basketball) A shot in which the basketball glances off the backboard before reaching the basket.
colornoun	(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
cueballnoun	Alternative spelling of cue ball. [(snooker, pool, billiards) The white ball which, stricken by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game.]
escapenoun	The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
volunteer snookernoun	A variant of the game of snooker, allowing the player more freedom regarding which balls can be attempted at which times.
bridgenoun	A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
packnoun	A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
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.
tournoun	A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
chinese snookernoun	(snooker) A reverse snooker position where the cue ball is in front of, rather than behind, a ball that is not on, making the shot very difficult because the bridge is hampered and the cueing angle is unnaturally high.
savile snookernoun	An unusual variant of the game of snooker, devised in the nineteenth century and still played at the Savile Club in London, England.
billiard tablenoun	(sports, billiards, snooker) A heavy felt-covered table fitted with six pockets along the perimeter used in the games of pool, billiards or snooker.
black poolnoun	A form of the game of pool, mainly played in the 19th century, which later merged with pyramid pool to become the game of snooker.