billiardsnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbɪl.i.ədz/us/ˈbɪl.jɚdz/a game played by two people on a table covered in green cloth, in which a cue (= a long stick) is used to hit balls against each other and into pockets around the table
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Snooker, pool & billiards
- baize
- break
- cue
- cue ball
- frame
- pool
- pot
- rack
- shoot
- snooker
- triangle
billiard
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈbɪl.i.əd/us/ˈbɪl.jɚd/
a billiard table
a billiard ball