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

Noun

a game in which a long cue is used to propel balls on a table [Old French billard curved stick]

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] n → billar m

billiards [ˈbɪljədz] n → (jeu m de) billard m

billiards [ˈbɪljədz] n → Billard nt

billiards [ˈbɪljədz] n → biliardo

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billiards

n sg billiards [ˈbiljədz]

a game played with long thin sticks (cues) and balls, on a table. biljartspelلُعْبَةُ البلياردوбилярдkulečníkbilliarddas Billardμπιλιάρδοbillarpiljardبیلیاردbiljardibillardבִּילָיארדबिलियर्डbiljarbiliárdbilyarbiljarður, knattborðsleikur, ballskákbiliardoビリアード당구bilijardasbiljardspermainan billiardbiljartbiljardbilardbilharbiliardбильярдbiliardbiljardbilijarbiljardบิลเลียดbilardo (oyunu)檯球більярдایک کھیل کا نامtrò chơi bida台球戏