Cannon
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To bombard with cannons To play the carom billiard shot. To strike two balls with the cue ball
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages. A large-bore machine gun. A bone of a horse's leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock. A large muzzle-loading artillery piece. 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. The arm of a player that can throw well.
Example sentence: I'm not a loose cannon. If I'm wrong, I say so.
Carom
Part of speech: verb
Definition: (intransitive) To make a carom.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: (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; in England it is called cannon.