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Word entry · 5 letters

carom

Best crossword clue

"Billiard cushion shot"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈkæɹəm/Part of speech noun, verbSorted acmorStarts with CEnds with M2 clues
1C2A3R4O5M

Definitions

  1. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

Word origin

Probably derived from French carambole (the red ball in billiards).

Used in a sentence

  • He loved playing carom in his free time.
  • Snow filled her mouth. She caromed off things she never saw, tumbling through a cluttered canyon like a steel marble falling through pins in a pachinko machine.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Billiard cushion shot5 letters
02Billiards rebound5 letters

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