Expanded Glossary from the book - Illustrated Principles of Pool and ...

dead ball: no sidespin (e.g., a "dead ball" kick shot).
dead punch: same as “dead stroke.”
dead rail: a rail that has lost its resiliency and rebound capabilities (i.e., it has a very low COR).
dead stroke: when you are in a state (“in the zone”) where you can make no mistake and your
play seems effortless, automatic, and confident.
defensive shot: a shot where you try to pocket a ball; but if you the shot, you try to leave the cue
ball or object ball in a difficult position for your opponent.
deflection (AKA “squirt”): short for “cue-ball deflection.”
deliberate foul: same as “intentional foul.”
diamonds (AKA “spots”): inlays or markings adjacent to the table cushions (on the top surface of
the table rails) used as target or reference points. There are three diamonds equally spaced
between each pocket.
Diamond System: a multiple-rail kick and bank shot method that uses the diamonds as aiming
targets.
dime: $1000 (see also: C note, fin, nickel, Sawbuck).
dirty pool: unsportsmanlike conduct or play.
donut: a shutout, where your opponents wins zero games in a match.
dog a shot: miss a shot as a result of a “choke.”
dominant eye: An eye (left or right) that helps provide stronger visual perception for things like
aiming.
double: snooker or British term for a kick or bank shot.
double dip: beat a player twice in a row (e.g., in a double-elimination tournament, where the
loser’s bracket winner beats the undefeated player twice in the finals for victory).
double elimination: a tournament in which a player must lose twice to be eliminated.
double hit: an illegal shot where the cue hits the cue ball twice during a stroke (e.g., when the
cue ball bounces back from a nearby object ball during the stroke).
double kiss: double hit of the cue ball and object ball during a bank shot of an object ball frozen
or close to a rail.
double shimmed: pockets with two sets of shims in the pockets to make them tighter (i.e.,
smaller pocket opening) and tougher.
double-the-distance aiming method: aiming system where the aim point is twice as far from
the OB center as the desired contact point.
double the rail: use reverse english at a shallow angle to a rail to cause the CB to return to the
same rail after hitting the adjacent rail.
doubles: game or tournament format where two players on a team alternate from one inning to
the next (see also: “Scotch doubles”).