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  • noun Plural form of snooker.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snooker.

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Examples

  • The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran published a 36-page guide for reporters in the U.S. outlining how Ahmadinejad snookers reporters from Katie Couric to Charlie Rose.

    Iran's Ahmadinejad, Information Pariah L. Gordon Crovitz 2010

  • Of all the film clips director Edmon Roch uses to compose his WW II documentary, Garbo: The Spy -- and they include such eclectic sources as documentaries, dramas, both Allied and Nazi propaganda, and cartoons -- the ones he seems to rely on most come from Carol Reed's Our Man in Havana, the film where Alec Guinness snookers the British Secret Service by fabricating a network of Cuban-based spies.

    Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: Edmon Roch on Garbo: The Spy Dan Persons 2011

  • Higgins finally got on the board in the fourth as a plant set up a break of 60 and Maguire failed to get the two snookers he required.

    Ronnie O'Sullivan considers retirement after defeat to Judd Trump 2011

  • Neil Robertson repeated his world final defeat of Graeme Dott, winning 3-1, after Dott had remarkably won the third frame after needing three snookers.

    Dave Harold defeats Shaun Murphy as World Open gathers pace 2010

  • Whai kittehs leik tee I wunner? no leik cawfee tho, but Monkee boi dats mai kitteh – an dats no ebben iz reel naem i maek noo wuns up awl der tiem he wunce drinkd summ beer an i wuz nawt happee, mai boifrend thort it waz amayzenglee funnee an sed he will be watcheng der snookers and der futballs on teh telee next, goeng owt 2 der pub an smokeng.

    wut u meen iz nat fud? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Recently separated from his wife of many years, he does not even realize that his annoying quiz teammate and snookers partner, Mick, is actually his best friend in the world.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Neth 2007

  • Recently separated from his wife of many years, he does not even realize that his annoying quiz teammate and snookers partner, Mick, is actually his best friend in the world.

    Neth Space Neth 2007

  • Kazem attributed to Suthep chumming up with Kumpee to have a bit of money to play snookers.

    Corpus of a Siam Mosquito

  • This was their respite from worries about survival to which drugs or snookers had been ineffective distractions.

    Corpus of a Siam Mosquito

  • He preferred playing snookers and trying to woo a young girl to be somewhat interested in him while playing against his buddies.

    Corpus of a Siam Mosquito

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