Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: billiard
IPA transcription: [b'ɪljɚd]
Pronunciations of billiard
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: billiard
    Meaning: of or relating to billiards; "a billiard ball"; "a billiard cue"; "a billiard table"
Usage examples
  • Suddenly he heard fierce howls, and a dog as tall as a donkey, with eyes like billiard balls, came towards him, showing his teeth, which were like the prongs of a fork.
  • But there was the usual bustle going on in the other rooms of the tavern; there were shouts for the waiters, the sound of popping corks, the click of billiard balls, the drone of the organ.
  • This phenomenon of sound-transmission may perhaps be made more clear by the old illustration of a series of eight billiard balls in a row on a table: if the first ball is tapped lightly, striking gently against ball number 2, the latter (as well as numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7) will not apparently move at all, but ball number 8 at the other end will roll away.
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