Dictionary Entry
carom
carom is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. In England it is called cannon. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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. In England it is called cannon.
- 2intransitive verb
To make a carom.
- 3noun
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
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- 4noun
a glancing rebound
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- 5verb
make a carom
- 6verb
rebound after hitting
"The car caromed off several lampposts"
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