billiards
/ˈbɪliədz/noun
उच्चारण बिलिअड्ज़
बिलियर्ड्स (एक खेल)
Core word
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a game for two people played with cues and three balls on a long table covered with green cloth, with pockets at the corners and sides
बिलियर्ड्स (एक खेल)
- Pankaj Advani has won many world titles in billiards and snooker.
- a game of billiards
- Our uncle plays billiards at the club every evening.
+ 2 more examples
- Billiards and snooker are played on similar tables.
- The boys learned billiards from their father.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
billiards (uncountable, singular verb)
Billiards ends in s, but it is the name of a game, so it is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
'Billiards' के अंत में s है, पर यह एक खेल का नाम है, इसलिए यह uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।
- Billiards is played with cues and three balls.
- Billiards was his father's favourite game.
play billiards / a game of billiards
Use play for the game and a game of for one round; a person who plays is a billiards player.
खेल के लिए 'play' और एक दौर के लिए 'a game of' आता है; खेलने वाले को billiards player कहते हैं।
- They played billiards after dinner at the club.
- Radhika's uncle challenged me to a game of billiards.
billiards + noun
As a modifier, billiards appears in billiards table, billiards room, billiards cue and billiards champion.
Modifier के रूप में 'billiards' billiards table, billiards room, billiards cue और billiards champion में आता है।
- The old hotel has a billiards room on the first floor.
billiards vs snooker vs pool
All three use a cloth table and cues; billiards uses three balls and has no pockets in its traditional form, snooker uses twenty-two balls, and pool uses fifteen.
तीनों में कपड़े से ढकी मेज़ और cue प्रयोग होती है; पारंपरिक billiards में तीन गेंदें होती हैं और जेबें नहीं, snooker में बाईस गेंदें और pool में पंद्रह होती हैं।
- India has produced several world champions in billiards and snooker.
+Collocations 4
verb + billiards
playlearnwin atlose atpractise
- He practises billiards for two hours every evening.
billiards + noun
tableroomcueballchampion
- The billiards champion chalked his cue carefully.
adjective + billiards
Englishprofessionalamateurnationalexpert
- Pankaj Advani is a world champion in English billiards.
billiards + preposition
at billiardsin billiardsof billiardsat the billiards club
- She is very good at billiards.
“More examples 6
- The members of the club gather for billiards on Sunday evenings.
क्लब के सदस्य रविवार की शाम को billiards के लिए इकट्ठा होते हैं।
- He potted the red ball with a smooth stroke.
उसने एक सधे हुए वार से लाल गेंद को जेब में डाल दिया।
- Billiards needs patience, skill and a steady hand.
Billiards में धैर्य, कौशल और स्थिर हाथ की आवश्यकता होती है।
- The billiards table was covered with green cloth.
Billiards की मेज़ हरे कपड़े से ढकी थी।
- India has won many world titles in billiards.
भारत ने billiards में कई विश्व खिताब जीते हैं।
- Grandfather used to play billiards in the old maharaja's palace.
दादाजी पुराने महाराजा के महल में billiards खेला करते थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Billiards are an interesting game.
✓ Billiards is an interesting game.
The name of a game ending in s takes a singular verb.
s पर समाप्त होने वाले खेल के नाम के साथ singular verb आती है।
✗ He plays the billiards every evening.
✓ He plays billiards every evening.
The names of games take no article after play.
'Play' के बाद खेलों के नामों के साथ article नहीं आता।
?Which word?
Do not confuse billiards (played with three balls) and snooker (played with twenty-two balls).
Billiards (तीन गेंदों से खेला जाने वाला खेल) और snooker (बाईस गेंदों से खेला जाने वाला खेल) में भ्रमित न हों।
§Grammar and usage
Billiards takes a singular verb (Billiards is popular in clubs), and the form billiard is used before a noun, as in billiard table and billiard ball.
Billiards के साथ singular verb आता है (Billiards is popular in clubs), और noun से पहले billiard रूप प्रयोग होता है, जैसे billiard table और billiard ball।