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poolroom

US/ˈpulˌɹum/

poolroom noun: a room with pool tables where pool can be played, usually for a fee.

Noun

poolroom (plural poolrooms)

  1. (US) A room with pool tables where pool can be played, usually for a fee.
    • We crept through the main poolroom without making a sound.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 109
  2. A room in a house or other domestic dwelling set up with a pool or snooker table.

Forms of poolroom

pluralpoolrooms

Origin of poolroom

From pool + room.

Questions about poolroom

What does poolroom mean?
Poolroom means a room with pool tables where pool can be played, usually for a fee.
What part of speech is poolroom?
Poolroom is a noun.
How do you pronounce poolroom?
Poolroom is pronounced /ˈpulˌɹum/ (US).
What is the plural of poolroom?
The plural of poolroom is poolrooms.

Words near poolroom in the dictionary

  1. poolishes
  2. poolless
  3. poolout
  4. poolouts
  5. poolplexing
  6. poolroom
  7. poolrooms
  8. pools
  9. pools at the crook
  10. pools of death
  11. Poolsbrook

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