billiards

bil·liards  (blyrdz)

pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

1. A game played on a rectangular cloth-covered table with raised cushioned edges, in which a cue is used to hit three small, hard balls against one another or the side cushions of the table.

2. One of several similar games, sometimes using a table with pockets, as in pool.

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[French billard, from bille, log; see billet².]

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billiards [ˈbɪljədz]

n (functioning as singular)

1. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) any of various games in which long cues are used to drive balls now made of composition or plastic. It is played on a rectangular table covered with a smooth tight-fitting cloth and having raised cushioned edges

2. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) a version of this, played on a rectangular table having six pockets let into the corners and the two longer sides. Points are scored by striking one of three balls with the cue to contact the other two or one of the two Compare pool² [5] snooker

[from Old French billard curved stick, from Old French bille log; see billet²]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

billiards - 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 table game - a game that is played on a table 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; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball miscue - a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball cannon - make a cannon break - make the opening shot that scatters the balls carom - make a carom

Translations

billiards [ˈbɪljədz] NSING → billar msing

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billiards [ˈbɪlɪə^rdz] n → jeu m de billard, billard m
to play billiards → jouer au billard
billiard table n → table f de billard, billard m

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billiards

n → Billard nt; to have a game of billiards → Billard spielen

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billiards [ˈbɪljədz] nsg → biliardo

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billiards [ˈbɪljədz] nsg → biliardo

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billiards

n sg billiards [ˈbiljədz]

a game played with long thin sticks (cues) and balls, on a table. biljartspel لُعْبَةُ البلياردو билярд kulečník billiard das Billard μπιλιάρδο billar piljard بیلیارد biljardi billard בִּילָיארד बिलियर्ड biljar biliárd bilyar biljarður, knattborðsleikur, ballskák biliardo ビリアード 당구 bilijardas biljards permainan billiard biljart biljard bilard bilhar biliard бильярд biliard biljard bilijar biljard บิลเลียด bilardo (oyunu) 撞球 більярд ایک کھیل کا نام trò chơi bida 台球戏

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billiards → لعبة البلياردو kulečník billard Billard μπιλιάρδο billar biljardi billard biljar biliardo ビリヤード 당구 biljart biljard bilard bilhar бильярд biljard บิลเลียด bilardo trò chơi bida 台球