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61cue — I. /kju / (say kyooh) noun 1. anything said or done on or behind the stage that is followed by a specific line or action: each line of dialogue is a cue to the succeeding line; an offstage door slam was the cue to enter. 2. a hint; an intimation; …
62cue ball — /ˈkju bɔl/ (say kyooh bawl) noun (in billiards, etc.) the ball to be struck by the cue, as distinguished from the other balls on the table …
63miscue — /mɪsˈkju/ (say mis kyooh) noun 1. Billiards, etc. a slip of the cue, causing it to strike the ball improperly or not at all. 2. a mistake or blunder, usually caused by faulty judgement or timing. –verb (i) (miscued, miscuing) 3. to make a miscue …
64nursery cannon — /ˈnɜsri kænən/ (say nersree kanuhn) noun 1. (in billiards, etc.) a series of cannons with the three balls adjacent to a cushion, especially, near the corner pocket. 2. a cannon in such a series. Also, nursery …
65object ball — /ˈɒbdʒɛkt bɔl/ (say objekt bawl) noun (in billiards, etc.) any ball except the cue ball, especially the ball which the striker aims to hit with the cue ball …
66cue — Ⅰ. cue [1] ► NOUN 1) a signal to an actor to enter or to begin their speech or performance. 2) a signal or prompt for action. 3) a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached. ►… …
67half-butt — halfˈ butt noun (billiards, etc) A cue longer than the standard snooker cue • • • Main Entry: ↑half …
68Cue sports — Billiards redirects here. For other uses, see Billiard (disambiguation). Cue sports Engraving from Charles Cotton s 1674 book, The Compleat Gamester Highest governing body World Confederation of Billiard Sports First played 15th …
69Billiard Congress of America — (BCA) is a governing body for cue sports in North America (here defined as the United States and Canada exclusively), the regional member organization of the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA).[1] It was established under this name in 1948[2]… …
70Billiard ball — Cueball redirects here. For the video game, see Jimmy White s 2: Cueball. Cue balls from (left to right): Russian pool and kaisa 68 mm (2 11⁄16 …
