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Billiards Terminology Glossary Full List

Billiard Terms - 0-9 0-2 Barbecue 10 Ball 14.1 Continuous 3 Foul Rule 6 Ball 7 Ball 8 Ball 9 Ball Billiard Terms - A "A" Game Above ACA Across The String Across The Strings ACS Action Adjust Ahead Race Ahead Session Aiming Line Air Barrel American Cue Sports American Cuemakers Association American Poolplayers Association Anchor Nurse Anchor Space Angle of Incidence Angle of Reflection Angle Shot Angled Angled Shot Answer APA Apex Apex Ball Apex of the Rack Apex of the Triangle Arc Around the Table Around the World Artistic Pool Billiard Terms - B Back Back Cut Back Scratch Back Spin Backcut Backer Backing Backspin Bad Hit Baize Balance Balance Point Balkline Ball And Pocket Ball In Hand Ball On Ball Return Ball Return System Balls On Banger Bank Bank Shot Bank The 8 Banked Ball Banking Lane Banking Line Bar League Player Bar Player Bar Pool Bar Rules Bar Table Barking Barrels Baulk Baulk Color Baulk Cushion Baulk Line Baulkline Bays BCA Beating The Opponent To The Shot Bed Below Big Big Ball Big Ball Position Big Balls Big Ones Big Pocket Bigs Billiard Billiard Congress of America Billiard Shot Billiard Table Billiard Training Template Billiards Billiards Glove Birilli Birillo Black Ball Blind Draw Blocker Blood Test Blue Blue Ball Body English Bottle Bottom Bottom Spin Bottomspin Brain Lock Brazilian Nuts Break Break and Dish Break and Run Break And Run Out Break Box Break Down a Cue Break Serve Break Shot Breaking Violation Bridge Bridge Hand Bridge Stick Brown Brown Ball Bumper Bumper Pool Burnish Burnisher Burnishing Burst Business Bust Butt Butt Cap Butt Sleeve Buzzing By The Game Billiard Terms - C Calcutta Call Call Everything Call It All Call Pocket Call Shot Call The Ball And Pocket Called Ball Called Pocket Called Shot Cannon Carambola Carambole Carambole Billiards Carom Carrying Catch A Stroke Catcher Catching Center Pocket Center Spot Center String Centre Pocket Centre Spot Centre String Century Century Break Chalk Chase The Money Chasing Your Money Cheat The Pocket Cheating the Pocket Check Side Chicago Chin Lock Chinese Snooker Choke Choking Chopped Up Chuck Nurse Cinching a Shot Clean Clean Bank Clean Shot Clearance Cling Closed Bridge Cloth Cluster CNC Cocked Hat Double Cod Lock Collar Collision Induced English Collision Induced Throw Color Ball Colored Balls Colors Colour Balls Coloured Balls Colours Combination Combination On Combination Shot Combo Come With A Shot Computerized Numerical Control Contact Point Containing Safety Continuous Pool Corner Ball Corner Hooked Corner Pocket Corners Count Counter Ball Cover Cowboy Billiards Cradle Cannon Creep Cribbage Cripple Cross Cross Corner Cross Corner Bank Cross Double Cross Over Bank Cross Rake Cross Side Cross Table Crotch Crotching Crucible Curse Crutch Cub Cue Cue Action Cue Ball Cue Ball Control Cue Ball In Hand Cue Power Cue Shot Cue Stick Cue Tip Cueing Cuestick Curve Shot Cushion Custom Cue Cut Shot Cut Up Cutthroat Billiard Terms - D Dart Stroke Dead Dead Ball Dead Ball Shot Dead Combo Dead Pop Dead Punch Dead Rail Dead Stroke Deadweight Decal Defensive play Deflection Deliberate Foul Deuce Develop Devil's Cut Diamond System Diamonds Dish Disrespectful Dog Dog It Doing Business Dot Dots Double Double Cheeseburger Double Elimination Double Hill Double Hit Double Kiss Double Or Nothing Double Shimmed Double The Rail Double Up Double Whammy Doubles Doublet Doublette Down Table Down Trou Drag Shot Draw Draw Back Draw Shot Drawback Drill Drop Pockets Duck Duck Shot Dump Billiard Terms - E Eight And Out Eight Ball End Rail English English Billiards Equalizer Equator Escape Even Even Money Even Up Extension Billiard Terms - F Fan Fantaisie Classique Fantasy Billiards Fat Fault Feather Feather Shot Feel Felt Ferrule Fiber Pad Finish Firewood Firing Air Barrels Fish Five In The Corner Five In The Side Five Rails Flagrant Foul Flanges Flat Back Pack Flat Draw Fluke Flyer Follow Follow Shot Follow That Car Follow Through Foot of the Table Foot Rail Foot Spot Foot String Force Force Draw Force Follow Force Follow Shot Forced Shot Forearm Forty One Foul Four In The Corner Four In The Side Four Rails Fourteen One Continuous Fram Frame Frame Ball Free Ball Free Break Free Shot Free Stroking Free Wheeling Freeze Out Freeze Up Front Runner Frozen Full Full Ball Full Splice Fundamentals

Billiard Terms - G Game Game Ball Games On The Wire Gapper Gather Gather Shot Gentlemans Call Gentlemens Call Get In Gear Get Out Get Out of Jail Shot Getting Pumped Up Ghost Ghost Ball Ginned It Gins It Give A Ball Give Up Shot Go Go Off Golden Break Goose Neck Goose Neck Rest Grade A Shot Grade B Shot Grade C Shot Grannie Grannied Grannies Off Granny Granny Stick Grannys Off Grazer Green Green Ball Green Pocket Grip Group Group Shot Gully Gully System Gully Table Billiard Terms - H Half Ball Hit Half Century Half Pool Half Splice Hand Bridge Hand Chalk Handcuff Artist Handicap Handicapping Handle Hanger Hanging in the Pocket Have The Nuts Having The Cue Ball On A String Hazard Head Ball Head Rail Head Spot Head String Head Up Heads Up Heap Heart Helping English Hickey High High Karate High Run Highest Snooker Break Hill Hill Hit Hit And The Pick Hold the Spot Hold Up English Hold Your Man Holding the Pocket Hole Hook Hook Rest Hooked Horn House Cue House Man House Rack House Rules House Wins Hugging the Rail Hustle Hustler Billiard Terms - I In Hand In Jail In Off In Play In Stroke In the Balls In The Kitchen In The Money In The One Hole In Turn Inlay Inning Inside English Insurance Ball Intentional Foul Irish Linnen Billiard Terms - J Jack Up Jail Jam Up Jaw Jawed Jawed Ball Jelly Roll Jenny Jigger Joint Joint Cap Joint Protectors Joint Screw Jump Jump Cue Jump Shot Jump Stick Jump The Table Billiard Terms - K Kelly Bottle Key Ball Key shot Kick Kick Shot Kill Kill Shot Kiss Kiss Back Bank Kiss Out Kiss Shot Kitchen Knuckle Billiard Terms - L Ladies Aid Ladys Aid Lag Lagging for the Break Large Ball Last Leave Left Legal Lemon Lemonade Stroke Lengthen A Bank Let Out Lie Of The Balls Liking It Little Live Balls Lock Lock Artist Locked Up Locksmith Long Long Bank Long Count Long Double Long Pot Long Rail Long String Look Back Losing Hazard Low Low Balls Billiard Terms - M Make A Game Mark Marquetry Masse Masse Shot Match Match Ball Match Up Maximum Maximum Break Mechanical Bridge Middle Pocket Miscue Miss Miss Rule Missable Money Ball Money Table Move Mover Mushroom Billiard Terms - N Nap Natural Natural Angle Natural English New Cloth Slide Nine Ball Nip Draw Nipple Rage Nipples Nit No Slop Nurse Nurse Shot Nut Nut Hunter Nuts Billiard Terms - O Object Ball On On A String On Combo On The Hill On The Lemon On The Lemonade On The Side On The Snap On The Wire One Hole One Pocket One Rail Open Open Break Open Bridge Open Table Opening Break Shot OPM Orange Crush OTLVISE Out Out Ball Out Of Play Out Of The Break Outside English Overcut Overcutting Overs Owe A Ball Billiard Terms - P Pack Package Pantograph Paper Cut Parkers Box Parking The Cue Ball Pass Nurse Pay Pea Pea Bottle Pearl Peas Pile Pill Pill Bottle Pills Pimmetje Pin Pin Ball Pink Ball Pins Pique Piquet Pitcher Pitching Plant Play The Cue Ball Playing The Ghost Playing The Score Pocket Pocket Apiece Pocket Billiards Pocket Shelf Pocket Speed Pockets Point Points Poker Pool Pool Shark Pool Table Pool Table Cloth Marks Position Position Play Post Up Pot Pot And Tuck Potter Potting Angle Powder Power Draw Shot Power Shot Power Through Power Thru Pro Side Pro Side Of The Pocket Professional Foul Professional Side Professional Side Of The Pocket Prograde Follow Prograde Topspin Protect Pump Stroke Push Push Out Push Shot Pushout Putting Money In The Rack Pyramid Pyramid Spot Billiard Terms - Q Que Pool Cue

Billiard Terms - R Race Rack Racking Rail Rail First Rail First Shot Rail Nurse Rain Table Rake Rat In Ratting In Rattle In Re Spot Re Spotted Black Reading the Stack Rearrange the Furniture Red Ball Reds Referee Removal Shot Re-Rack Respond Respot Rest Return Reverse English Riding The Nine Right Ring Game Rings Road Agent Road Map Road Player Road Warrior Rob Rock Rocking Cannon Roll Roll Through Roll Up Rolling The Cheese Rotation Round Round Robin Round The Angles Rubber Match Ruckus Run Run Out Run The Table Running English Running Side Runout Russian Billiards Billiard Terms - S Safe Safety Safety Break Safety In Mind Same Speed Sandbag Sandbagging Scotch Doubles Scratch Screw Screw Back Seeding Sell Out Sell The Farm Sellout Semi Masse Semi Masse Shot Session Session To Spare Set Seven Ball Sewer Shaft Shake Balls Shake Bottle Shape Shape Shot Shark Sharking Sharp Shit In Shitting In Shooting Air Barrels Shooting System Short Short Bank Short Count Short Money Short Rack Short Rail Short Stop Shorten a Bank Shortstop Shot Shot Clock Shot For Nothing Side Side English Side Pocket Side Rail Side Spin Sideboards Sidespin Siding Sights Single Elimination Sink Sink In Shot Sitter Six Ball Skid Skittle Skittles Skunk Skunked Slammer Slang Slate Sleep a Scratch Slide Sliding Ball Slip Stroke Slop Slop Shot Small Smash Through Snake Snake Shot Snap Sneaky Pete Snick Snooker Snookered Snookers Required Snooze You Lose Solids Solids and Stripes (billiard balls) Speed Speed Control Spider Spider Rest Splash Split Split Double Elimination Split Hit Split Shot Spot Spot Ball Spot Shot Spot Stroke Spots Squeeze Shot Squirt Stack Stake Stake Horse Stakehorse Stakes Staking Stall Stance Stay Shot Steakhorse Steering Stick Stick Your Rock Stiff Stop Shot Straight 8 Ball Straight Back Straight Back Bank Straight Back Three Times Straight Back Twice Straight Back Underneath Straight Eight Straight Eight Ball Straight Pool Straight Rail Billiards Straight Up String Striped Balls Striped Ones Stripes Stroke Strong to the Pocket Stuck Stun Stun Run Through Stun Shot Successive Fouls Sucker Shot Suit Surgeon Swan Swan Rest Sweat Sweater Sweating The Action Swerve Swerve Shot Billiard Terms - T Table Table Cloth Table in Position Table Roll Table Scratch Take A Scratch Take Out Taking Care of Whitey Talc Billiard Hand Talc Talls and Smalls (billiard balls) Tally Balls Tally Bottle Tangent Line Taper Tapper Ten Ball Texas Express Rules The Black The Blues The Count The D The Score Thick Thick Shot Thousand Years Thread The Needle Threading The Needle Threat Three Cushion Three Foul Rule Three In The Corner Three In The Side Three Rails Three Times Across Throw Throw Shot Tickie Ticky Tied Up Tight Time Shot Timing Tip Tip Tapper Tit Tits Tittie Tittie Hooked Titties Top Cushion Top Speed Top Spin Topspin Total Clearance Total Snooker Touching Ball Tournament Tough Toy Transferred English Trap Treble Triangle Trick Shot Trick Shots Triple Turn On The Heat Twainer Twice Twice Across In The Corner Twice Across In The Side Two Cushion Double Two In The Corner Two In The Side Two Rails Two Shot Carry Two Shots Rule Two Visits Rule Two Way Shot Billiard Terms - U Umbrella Shot Under the Break Undercut Undercutting Unders Unintentional English United States Professional Poolplayers Association Up Table Up To Speed UPA Billiard Terms - V Velcro Velcroing Visit Billiard Terms - W Walk The Dog Warrior Way Weak to the Pocket Wedge Weight Wet Table White Ball Whitewash Whitey Whitney Wild Wild 8 Wild Handicap Window Wing Ball Wing Shot Winning Hazard Wipe Its Feet Wire Wired Wood World Championships World Snooker Championship Wrap Wrapping Billiard Terms - X No billiard terms X Billiard Terms - Y Yellow Ball Yellow Pocket Yellows Billiard Terms - Z Z Bank

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Billiards Terminology Glossary Full List

• Billiard Terms Glossary

• Title: Billiards Terminology Glossary Full List
• Author: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
• Published: 1/1/2006 2:33:47 PM
• Last Updated: 1/10/2018 4:23:48 AM
• Last Updated By: billiardsforum

Billiards Terminology Glossary Full List Comments

1. saupil from Seoul, South Korea on 6/18/2012 12:51:26 PM

   I am at the Sang Lee tournament and I keep hearing the word "series". I want to know the definition of the term series as it relates to billiards.

2. billiardsforum from Halifax, NS on 10/27/2016 11:13:03 AM

   You usually hear the word "series" in cue sports referring to a set of tournaments e.g.

   • Ontario Women's Pool Series
   • One of the most exciting elements of the Super Billiards Expo is the Amateur Players Championship series of tournaments!

   The word series is used to refer to a set of related events or items e.g. all of a pool league's tournaments for a given year, etc.

   You also see it as it relates to product lines such as a line of pool cues by a given pool cue manufacturer or a line of pool tables from a particular pool table manufacturer e.g.:

   • Meucci ST Series (of pool cues)

   In that case, it just refers to the entire line of cues in that set of cues made by Meucci.

   That is the best I can do given the vague nature of the question.

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