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carom

The correct spelling is carom.

How to pronounce carom

noun

IPA: /ˈkæɹəm/

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The correct spelling is carom. (cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the pla…

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
  2. 2.A billiard-like Indian game in which players take turns flicking checker-like pieces into one of four goals on the corners of a (one meter by one meter square) board.
  3. 3.(spices) ajwain

verb

  1. 1.To make a carom (shot in billiards).
  2. 2.To strike and bounce back; to strike (something) and rebound.

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