eight ball

A form of eight-ball — A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.

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Meanings

nouneight ball (plural eight balls)

plural eight balls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of eight-ball.
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APA

eight ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight%20ball

MLA

“eight ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eight ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eight%20ball.

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