carom
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/ˈkæɹəm/
English
Definitions
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.
- A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a (one meter by one meter square) board.
verb
- To make a carom (shot in billiards).
- To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.
noun
- (spices) ajwain
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Synonyms
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