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snooker

noun verb

A form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
R
Contains
NO
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball

verb

  1. Leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot

verb

  1. Fool or dupe

    “He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk”

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Example Sentences

He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk

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