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The glossary contains brief descriptions of most common billiards games, as well as the most commonly used terms in billiards.

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Rails, or cushion rails, are the sides of a billiard table's wooden frame, upon which the elastic rubber is mounted. It also serves as a rest for player's hand while taking a shot.

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Pockets are openings in a billiard table, into which balls are shot (pocketed or potted). Pockets can be cut into the surface of the table, on the inner section, or on the sides and in the corners of ...

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In eight-ball and related games, "open table" refers to the situation in which neither player has yet claimed a group (solids or stripes) of balls. The table normally stops being open when a player ...

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Object ball refers to any ball other than the cue ball, or in a narrower context, any ball that can be legally potted in a given moment.

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A massé shot involves a steep curve or complete reversal of cue ball direction without hitting any rails or other balls. It is done by striking the ball with a cue stick from a steep angle, and thus ...

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Follow shot is a shot in which the cue ball is struck above its equator, in order to cause the cue ball to travel forward after it contacts an object ball.

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A shot in which the cue ball travels backwards after striking an object ball. It is performed by striking the cue ball below its equator in order to make it spinning backwards.

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