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100 Words Every Billiards Player Should Know

August 6, 2026

100 Words Every Billiards Player Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. address settle into shooting position
2. aim line up a shot
3. backspin reverse rotation on cue ball
4. backswing rearward cue movement before stroke
5. ball object struck during play
6. bank shot rebounding off a rail
7. break opening shot of a game
8. breakout shot opening a cluster
9. bridge hand support for the cue
10. butt rear part of a cue
11. carom ball rebounding off another ball
12. chalk powder for cue tip grip
13. cloth fabric covering the table
14. cluster group of balls close together
15. combo shot using one ball first
16. contact point exact point balls should meet
17. corner pocket end pocket of table
18. cue stick used to strike balls
19. cushion rubber table bumper
20. cut angled shot on object ball
21. dead ball ball certain to drop
22. deflection cue ball squirt off line
23. delivery final forward cue motion
24. diamond rail sight marker
25. double hit cue strikes cue ball twice
26. drag soft draw reducing cue ball travel
27. draw backspin pulling cue ball back
28. eight-ball game with solids and stripes
29. elevation raising the butt of cue
30. english sidespin on the cue ball
31. feather light repeated practice strokes
32. ferrule piece behind the cue tip
33. follow forward spin after impact
34. foot spot spot where rack is placed
35. foul rule violation during play
36. frame single game in snooker
37. ghost ball imaginary contact-ball position
38. grip how the cue is held
39. hanger ball sitting over a pocket
40. head ball front ball of the rack
41. head string line near the breaking end
42. hook snooker an opponent behind balls
43. house cue cue provided by the venue
44. in-off cue ball scores by pocketing
45. inside english spin toward cut direction
46. jacked up shooting with cue steeply raised
47. joint connection between cue sections
48. jump shot lifting cue ball
49. kick shot off a rail first
50. kiss ball contacting another unexpectedly
51. lag speed test to a rail
52. leave resulting cue ball position
53. long pot distant potting attempt
54. masse curved shot with elevated cue
55. maximum highest possible snooker break
56. miscue bad tip contact on cue ball
57. nine-ball rotation game using nine balls
58. object ball ball intended to be hit
59. one-pocket game using one assigned pocket
60. outside english spin away from cut direction
61. pace speed of a shot
62. pause brief stop before final stroke
63. plant snooker term for a combo
64. pocket table opening that receives balls
65. position planned cue ball placement
66. pot pocket a ball
67. push shot cue stays on ball too long
68. rack frame for arranging balls
69. rail table edge with cushion
70. rest mechanical bridge for reach
71. roll natural forward ball motion
72. run series of successful shots
73. running side sidespin helping off the rail
74. runout clearing remaining balls to win
75. safety defensive shot limiting options
76. scratch cue ball pocketed illegally
77. shape good position for next shot
78. shot attempt to pocket or position
79. snooker blocked path to target ball
80. spin rotation applied to a ball
81. stance body position for shooting
82. stroke cue movement through the ball
83. stun sliding cue ball without spin
84. swerve curving path from spin
85. table playing surface with cushions
86. tangent line natural path after stun shot
87. ten-ball rotation game using ten balls
88. three-cushion carom game using three rails
89. throw object ball pushed off line
90. tip cue end that hits ball
91. topspin forward rotation on cue ball
92. triangle rack for fifteen balls
93. up-table Toward the head of the table
94. warm-up practice strokes before shot
95. white The cue ball in snooker
96. wing ball outer rear ball in rack
97. wired lined up for an easy combo
98. work the cue ball Control cue-ball path and spin
99. wrap gripping material on cue butt
100. z-shot A three-rail kick shot

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