skittles
IPA: skˈɪtʌɫz
noun
- (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.
- (uncountable, chiefly chess) An informal form of chess played without a clock.
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Examples of "skittles" in Sentences
- The other game is a version of skittles.
- So skittles are in a category by themselves.
- Often used in the negative, no beer and skittles .
- In the article, it is said that skittles are delicious.
- Official Synopsis: Goofy man-boys star in skittles commercial.
- The unofficial theme of the Legends Board is Skittles and Insanity.
- My French daughter-in-law was struck on the head by a homemade bowling ball (as in skittles) as she lay on the grass innocently making daisy chains.
- One will tell you he sees nothing in billiards or pool or golf or tennis, but will grow enthusiastic over the scientific possibilities of mumble-peg; you agree with him, only you substitute "skittles" for "mumble-peg."
- There is a game called skittles, or, more properly, ninepins, in which if you strike one of the pins deftly it carries on the blow to the next, which follows suit, and so on, till the blow given to number one has resulted in all nine being laid low.
- IT may have been in consequence of Mrs. Crupps advice, and, perhaps, for no better reason than because there was a certain similarity in the sound of the word skittles and Traddles, that it came into my head, next day, to go and look after Traddles.
- It may have been in consequence of Mrs. Crupp's advice, and, perhaps, for no better reason than because there was a certain similarity in the sound of the word skittles and Traddles, that it came into my head, next day, to go and look after Traddles.
- It may have been in consequence of Mrs. Crupp’s advice, and, perhaps, for no better reason than because there was a certain similarity in the sound of the word skittles and Traddles, that it came into my head, next day, to go and look after Traddles.
- TOMMY TRADDLES It may have been in consequence of Mrs. Crupp's advice, and, perhaps, for no better reason than because there was a certain similarity in the sound of the word skittles and Traddles, that it came into my head, next day, to go and look after Traddles.
- Wednesday, March 12, 2008 skittles blog of note •Don't Tase Me, Bro! blog about the state of civil liberties and personal freedom. naughty naughty • A Connecticut eighth-grader was suspended, stripped of his post as class Vice President and barred from from an honors dinner because he bought a bag of freaking skittles from a classmate.
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