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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible. British, uncountable
2. 2
   plural of skittle form-of, plural
3. 3
   a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins wordnet
4. 4
   An informal form of chess played without a clock. uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of skittle form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

bingocheckerschessgameninepinsninepins

Example

More examples

"Life is not all beer and skittles."

Related phrases

beer and skittlesskittles and beerskittles partyskittle alleytenpin bowling

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