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billiard Definition

bil·liard (bilyərd)

adjective

of or for billiards

noun

Billiards carom

billiard Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: HUGE grass area with spanking new 700 meter tarmac strip you could play billiards on.
  • have: Went with Hughes and had 2 games billiards - each being equal.
  • finger: The game is sometimes referred to as finger billiards and is described by some as a cross between shove ha'penny and pool.
  • include: Leisure facilities included billiards, indoor bowling and ice-skating.

Adjective modifier

  • English: An example of an oval table 1907 saw the brief reign of the " pendulum cannon " in English billiards.
  • convex: Application of configuration spaces to the theory of convex billiards: 4. Farber, Michael Topology of billiard problems.

Modifies a noun

  • cue: At about 11.30 am he looked in at Louis Meier's shop, intending to buy a billiard cue.
  • ball: Vehicle safety doesn't just revolve around the billiard ball model of physics.
  • table: The games room has a billiard table, where you can play pool or snooker at no charge.
  • room: Opposite the double bedroom is a billiard room, leading from which is a small twin bedroom with an en suite bathroom.
  • hall: We often went to the snooker or billiard halls to pass away an evening.
  • model: Vehicle safety doesn't just revolve around the billiard ball model of physics.

Noun used with modifier

  • bar: We went there a decade ago to play bar billiards.
  • quantum: In yet another, quantum billiard balls exhibit the strange, probabilistic nature of quantum particles.
  • play: Play billiards in the splendid Billiard Room or relax in some of the most outstanding scenery in Scotland.
  • size: A perfect example of our current selection is this full size billiard table previously owned by Tsar Nicholas of Russia.
  • playing: Posted on 17th October 2004 by John Davis of Stroud I've recently starting playing billiards ( the English 3-ball variety, not pool!
  • ft: Now complete with superb air conditioned games room with 8 ft billiard table and 7 ft air hockey table!

Browse dictionary entries near billiard

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  3. billfold
  4. billfish
  5. billet-doux
  6. billet
  7. biller
  8. billed
  9. billbug
  10. billboard
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  4. Billings
  5. billingsgate
  6. billion
  7. billionaire
  8. billionth
  9. Billiton
  10. billon