cue ball

noun

the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue

• Hypernyms: ↑billiard ball

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noun

Etymology: cue (IV)

1. : 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

2. : either of the two white balls used in ordinary billiards — see spot 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 UK US noun [countable] [singular cue ball plural cue balls]

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

Thesaurus: snooker, billiards and pool_hyponym to perform an action in a card game_hyponym

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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]

: the white ball that a player hits with the cue in pool, billiards, and snooker

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ˈcue ball 7 [cue ball cue balls] noun

the ball that is hit with the ↑cue in games such as ↑billiards and ↑snooker