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

baize (noun)

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

bar billiards (noun)

a game like billiards that is played in some pubs in which long sticks are used for pushing balls into holes on a table

billiards (noun)

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

break (noun)

in snooker or billiards, a period of time when a player continues to hit the ball successfully

break (noun)

the number of points a player scores during this period

cue (noun)

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

cue ball (noun)

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

cushion (noun)

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

frame (noun)

one of the games in a snooker or bowling match

pocket (noun)

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

pocket (verb)

to hit a ball into a pocket in billiards, pool, or snooker

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. Pool is similar to snooker and billiards but is played on a smaller table.

pool hall (noun)

mainly American a place where people go to play pool

pot (verb)

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

side (noun)

the fact that you have made a ball spin by not hitting it directly in the centre, especially in games such as snooker

sink (verb)

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

snooker (noun)

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