noun
ball used in playing billiards
• Hypernyms: ↑ball
• Hyponyms: ↑cue ball, ↑object ball
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nounEtymology: billiards
: one of the balls used in playing billiards
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one of the balls used in the game of billiards.
[1630-40]
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billiard ball noun
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Main Entry: ↑billiards
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billiard ball,
a ball used in billiards, originally made of ivory but now usually made of a hard, heavy plastic compound.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.