billiard ball
noun[C]
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Snooker, pool & billiards
- baize
- billiard
- break
- break(something)off
- cannon
- carom
- cue
- cue ball
- frame
- miscue
- pool
- pot
- rack
- re-rack
- re-spot
- snooker
- snooker ball
- triangle