billiards
nounHow many syllables in billiards?
There are 3 syllables in the word billiards.How to pronounce billiards:
Definition of billiards:
- billiards (noun):
- a game in which one scores by causing a cue ball to hit in succession two object balls compare pool entry 3
- any of several games played on an oblong table by driving small balls against one another or into pockets with a cue
- any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls.
Synonyms for billiards:
break
carom
masse
masse shot
miscue
table game
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