skittles

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English

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'Game of Skittles', copy of painting by Pieter de Hooch, Cincinnati Art Museum

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskɪtəlz/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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skittles (uncountable)

  1. (mostly 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.
  2. (uncountable, chiefly chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock.

Verb

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skittles

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of skittle

Derived terms

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See also

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Noun

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skittles

  1. plural of skittle

Further reading

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