skittles
A pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as…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.
/ˈskɪtəlz/
Meaning
2 senses(British, uncountable)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.
a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
(uncountable)An informal form of chess played without a clock.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins:ninepins
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedskittle alley
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable