Associations to the word «Carom»
Noun
- Cue
- Ball
- Snooker
- Cushion
- Shot
- Badminton
- Bulkhead
- Chess
- Hostel
- Weightlifting
- Tennis
- Object
- Hit
- Knocking
- Pool
- Confederation
- Halt
- Volleyball
- Behind
- Debris
- Cricket
- Table
- Discipline
- Yellow
- Rail
- Willie
- Jupiter
- Butt
- Wall
- Shield
- Sport
- Game
- Echo
- Red
- Spear
- Facility
- Doorway
- Bottle
- Pin
- Kiss
- Missile
- Basketball
- Balance
- Barrier
- Cloth
- Three
- Opponent
- Player
- Bullet
- Flame
- Away
- Leg
- Impact
- Floor
- Rolling
- Frame
- Rocket
- Destruction
- Panel
- Side
- Score
- Smoke
- Door
- White
- Speed
- Foot
Adjective
Wiktionary
CAROM, noun. (cue sports) (especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
CAROM, noun. A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of (one meter by one meter square) board.
CAROM, verb. (intransitive) To make a carom (shot in billiards).
CAROM, verb. To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.
CAROM BILLIARDS, noun. A family of billiards games generally played on cloth-covered, pocketless tables, which often feature heated slate beds, typically having as the objective to score points or "counts" by caroming one's own cue ball off both the opponent's cue ball and the object ball(s) on a single shot.
Dictionary definition
CAROM, noun. A glancing rebound.
CAROM, noun. A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other.
CAROM, verb. Rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts".
CAROM, verb. Make a carom.
Wise words
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