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plain ball

plain ball adverb: hitting the cue ball in the center.

Adverb

plain ball (not comparable)

  1. Hitting the cue ball in the center.
    • play the shot plain ball

Adjective

plain ball (not comparable)

  1. Hitting the cue ball in the center.
    • a plain ball shot

Questions about plain ball

What does plain ball mean?
Plain ball means hitting the cue ball in the center.
What part of speech is plain ball?
Plain ball can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near plain ball in the dictionary

  1. plain as Dunstable highway
  2. plain as porridge
  3. plain as print
  4. plain as Salisbury
  5. plain as the nose on one's face
  6. plain ball
  7. plain bearing
  8. plain bearings
  9. plain bread
  10. plain breads
  11. plain brown wrapper

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