noun
the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue
• Hypernyms: ↑billiard ball
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noun1. : the ball that a player strikes with his cue in billiards and pool as distinguished from any of the other balls on the table — compare object ball
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Billiards, Pool.
the ball a player strikes with the cue, as distinguished from the other balls on the table.
[1880-85; CUE2 + BALL1]
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cue ball noun
The ball struck by the cue in snooker, billiards, etc
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Main Entry: ↑cue
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cue ball,
the ball, usually white, struck by the cue in billiards or pool.
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n. the ball, usually a white one, that is to be struck with the cue in pool, billiards, snooker, etc
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noun, pl ⋯ balls [count]
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.