Synonyms:
billiards
Meaning: any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
Usage examples
Will he read a book or play billiards?
"Playing billiards at the hotel, usually.
During some of these waits Mr. Edison had seen me play billiards.
It stands to pussy in the same relation that indoor croquet, billiards, or reading a book in bed does to our noble selves.
It happened that it was I who took the message, and observing that Digby was engaged in a game of billiards, and likely to remain so for some time to come, I decided to go after the gentleman myself without saying anything to Digby about it.