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carom

The word “carom” has 2 syllables: car-om

It's pronounced as /ˈkær.əm/

What is synonym and antonym for carom?

In the thesaurus, “carom” has 19 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for carom along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for carom

Meanings of carom

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

Example Sentences

  • The ball hit the wall and made a sharp carom into the goal.
  • He watched the puck carom off the boards and back into play.
  • The cue ball made a perfect carom shot to sink the eight ball.
  • A rock caused the basketball to carom off the rim unexpectedly.
  • The player used the angle to carom the ball into the side pocket.

On this page you'll find 19 synonyms or another words to carom, such as: bounce, brush, bump, contact, glance, graze, hit.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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