eight-ball
A pocket billiards game played with sixteen balls on a pool table with six pocketsA pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.
(countable)The billiard ball, almost always black, bearing the number eight.
(countable, slang)A portion of cocaine or methamphetamine weighing ¹⁄₈ of an ounce, or 3.5 grams.
(countable, ethnic, slang, slur)A black person.
(countable, slang)A spherical attitude indicator.
(countable)A kind of spherical microphone.
Origin
From eight + ball.From eight + ball.
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Forms
plural: eight-ballsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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