billiards

UK /ˈbɪlɪədz/ US /ˈbɪl.jɚdz/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

good

VERB + BILLIARDS

can't, don't, going, likes, play, played, playing, plays

BILLIARDS + NOUN

casino, player

PREP.

in, in

ADV.

often, regularly

noun

A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

He was playing billiards in the casino.

Any of various games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue.

He was playing billiards in the casino.

Wiktionary

She says she can't play billiards, but she wins every time. It must be beginner's luck.

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Tom and Mary often play billiards.

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Tom taught me how to play billiards.

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I don't want you to play billiards.

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Tom wants to play billiards.

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