Meaning & Definition of word "Billiard"
Billiard
/ˈbɪljərd/
noun:
- 1. A game played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth and bounded by cushions, typically using a cue to strike balls into pockets or to score by contacting other balls.
- Example: They spent the evening playing billiards at the local club.
- 2. The table used for playing such games.
- Example: He polished the billiard in preparation for the tournament.
adjective:
- 1. Relating to the game of billiards.
- Example: The billiard tournament attracted players from all over the country.
Etymology
●From Middle French 'billard', meaning 'a cue ball, a game played with balls'
Common Phrases and Expressions
billiards table:
a table used for playing billiards.
play billiards:
to engage in the game of billiards.
billiards club:
a venue where billiards and similar games are played.
Related Words
cue:
a long, tapered stick used to strike the billiard balls.
ball:
the objects struck with the cue in the game.
table:
the flat surface on which billiards is played.
Slang Meanings of billiard
Meaning: Cash game
● Example Sentence: They were playing a cash game of billiards last night.
Meaning: Eight-ball
● Example Sentence: Let's play some eight-ball billiards.