Synonyms and antonyms of Snooker, billiards and pool in American Thesaurus

Snooker, billiards and pool

baize (noun)

thick green cloth used mainly for covering tables on which games such as pool are played

a game like billiards in which long sticks are used for pushing balls into holes on a table

a game played on a special table in which two people use cues (=long sticks) to hit balls into pockets (=holes) at the edge of the table

cue (noun)

a long thin stick that you use for hitting the ball in games such as pool and billiards

the white ball that you hit with the cue in games such as snooker and pool

the rubber inner edge of the table that you hit balls against in games such as snooker or billiards

frame (noun)

one of the parts in a game of bowling

pocket (noun)

a hole with a small string bag fitted below it in the side of a billiard or pool table that you try to hit a ball into

pocket (verb)

to hit a ball into a pocket in billiards or pool

pool (noun)

a game in which two players hit balls into holes at the edges of a table using a long stick called a cue

pot (verb)

to hit a ball into a hole in a game of pool or billiards

rack (noun)

American a triangle-shaped frame used for organizing balls at the beginning of a game of pool

rack (verb)

to put the balls in a frame before you play a game of pool

red (noun)

a ball that scores one point in a game of snooker

sink (verb)

in games such as golf or pool, to put a ball into a hole

a game played on a large table covered with green cloth. Players try to hit colored balls into holes called pockets with a long stick called a cue.